Physician / Family Practice / Indiana / Permanent / family Physician Job

Physician

Dymentum Health is seeking two Physicians to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate population at a local Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Job Description

• Take medical histories, examine patients, and order/interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests and x-rays.
• Make a diagnosis, provide treatment plans, and prescribe medications.
• Clinically manage injuries by suturing, splinting, and immobilizing.
• Attend to medical emergencies.
• Document in the Bureau's Electronic Medical Record (BEMR) on each inmate the same day that the inmate is evaluated.
• Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultations, instruct/counsel, and order or carry out therapy.
• Perform emergency consultations in instances where deemed necessary.
• Conduct minor surgeries utilizing local anesthesia during consultation visits.
• Call outside hospitals to document the status of inmates admitted to various hospitals as determined by the Clinical Director or his designee.
• Conduct 14-day chronic care clinic (CCC) assessments and ensure compliance with AAAHC, ACA, and Program Review guidelines.
• Work collaboratively with staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating, and revising program plans; assist in determining conditions, resources, and policies essential to the delivery of health care services.
• Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.
• Manage the daily operation of the CCC clinic and may be required to conduct sick calls, which may include securing health histories from patients, recording findings, and providing clinical evaluations.
• Provide a wide range of emergency services, including primary care for trauma and life-saving procedures.

Requirements

• Board certified Physician.
• Must be able to provide verification of credentials and proof of malpractice insurance.
• Experience practicing General Medicine.
• Ability to begin work as soon as possible.
• Experience working with inmate populations or in inmate facilities is preferred.

Comments

This position is a 1099 Contractor position.