CDOC Telehealth Physician II - Colorado Springs

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

About The Position

The Telehealth Physician II provides comprehensive professional health care to offenders through a telehealth platform, maintaining health status or preventing deterioration by ensuring access to medical, dental, and mental health services. The position provides direct patient care and clinical oversight of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, including supervision, consultation, education, and professional development. It also supports responsive on-call practices and may provide on-site assistance to other DOC clinical units and facilities when staffing needs arise. The physician provides medical services for a daily caseload that includes chronic care, sick calls, emergencies, and routine physicals. The role includes participation in an on-call schedule, training and advising health care professionals, consultation with organizational units and specialties, and advising management on medical programs, treatment standards, and clinical pathways. The physician ensures clinical documentation, referrals, consultations, reporting, co-signatures, and inmate grievance requirements are completed in accordance with DOC regulations, policies, clinical standards, statutes, and medical directives. The role also includes maintaining health-record problem lists and M-Code ratings, updating housing and work restrictions, and obtaining authorization numbers for consultations, diagnostic procedures, and surgeries. The position may involve assisting with restraint of an inmate for medical reasons and attending medical review board, physician round-table, and other division meetings.

Requirements

Hold a license to practice medicine in Colorado as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.).
Be board eligible (completed residency) or board certified by the appropriate American Medical Association-recognized board in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or Preventive Medicine.
Provide board certification or proof of board eligibility and a valid DEA license with the application or by email.
Provide direct patient care to inmates and have knowledge of full-spectrum primary care.
Be skilled in office-based procedures.
Maintain professionalism in a complex environment and demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrate self-control and the ability to work in stressful, potentially violent situations; remain alert, emotionally stable, mentally resilient, and observant under pressure; tolerate stress, confinement, and high-stakes interactions.
Read and comprehend English and communicate fluently in English verbally and in writing.
Create accessible documents and technical content that follow plain-language guidelines.
Be at least 21 years of age.
Possess a valid driver's license and meet applicable Colorado driver's license and driving-record requirements for state vehicle eligibility.
Possess a high school diploma or GED.
Have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of application; H-1B sponsorship is not available.
Successfully complete all modules of the six-week Colorado Department of Corrections Basic Training, including reading comprehension, competency assessments, and written and practical Defensive Tactics exams.
Meet physical and functional demands of Defensive Tactics training and the work, including required movements, restraint and self-defense tasks, and the ability to see and hear to monitor safety and security.
Be willing and able to travel and work various shifts, including days, afternoons, and graveyards, on a rotating schedule.
Complete tuberculosis screening upon hire and pass a background investigation and required drug testing; random drug screening occurs during employment.
Have no disqualifying felony convictions or disqualifying history of sexual abuse or sexual misconduct as described in the posting.
Complete a successful medical screening certifying the ability to perform the essential functions of the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing medical care in a correctional environment.
Board certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
Experience managing chronic medical conditions as a physician.

Responsibilities

Conduct medical and physical examinations.
Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests and diagnose medical conditions.
Prescribe medications and treatment.
Educate patients about preventive health care.
Ensure minor medical procedures are performed on-site.
Provide direct-line authority, clinical supervision, consultation, education, and professional development for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants; remain accountable for their work product.
Ensure mid-level provider on-call practices are responsive to medical needs.
Provide daily medical care for chronic care, sick calls, emergencies, and routine physicals.
Participate in the monthly on-call schedule and provide on-site assistance to other DOC clinical units and facilities when staffing needs arise.
Provide instruction, demonstration, and training to other health care professionals.
Provide medical advice to organizational units and health care specialties through consultation regarding patients or protocols.
Advise management on medical programs, treatment standards, and clinical pathways.
Ensure computer data entry, referrals, consultations, medical reporting, medical co-signature, and inmate grievance requirements comply with DOC regulations, policies, procedures, clinical standards, statutes, and medical directives.
Maintain problem lists and M-Code ratings in inmates' health records; identify, apply, and update housing and work restrictions; obtain authorization numbers for consultations, diagnostic procedures, and surgeries.
Attend quarterly medical review board meetings, monthly physician round-table meetings, and other division meetings.
Participate in restraining an inmate primarily for medical reasons when required.

Benefits

PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401(k) and 457 plans.
Medical and dental health plans.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Paid life insurance.
11 paid holidays per year, plus vacation and sick leave.
Wellness program.
Tuition reimbursement.
Training opportunities.
Career advancement opportunities throughout the state system.
Flexible retirement benefits.