Physician / General Practice / Indiana / Permanent / Inmate 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 and 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.