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MD/DO - Primary Care Physician - Corrections

Join our team at Folsom State Prison, located in Represa, California. Folsom State Prison is one of the oldest correctional facilities in the state, originally opened in the 1880s as one of the first maximum-security institutions. Today, it houses minimum and medium-security inmates and has recently begun housing women in a separate stand-alone facility.

People may recognize this prison as the subject of a Johnny Cash song entitled "Folsom Prison Blues." This facility has housed some of the most infamous inmates, including Suge Knight, Rick James, and Charles Manson. Folsom Prison is responsible for manufacturing the vast majority of California license plates and has served as an on-site filming location for several movies. With a rich history dating back to the late 1800s, it was also the first correctional facility ever to have electricity.

Job Description

• Physicians have a complicated role in correctional health care, providing primary care at a high and extensive level.
• Physicians in corrections have a captive audience of patients that need a wide variety of medical care.
• Incarcerated individuals enter and stay in your practice with every possible medical condition, often having had little or no prior medical, dental, or mental health care.
• The correctional physician must be prepared for this population, which may include patients with current or past substance abuse issues and poor coping skills.
• The correctional doctor has a tremendous role in the provision of medical care, often going beyond seeing patients and giving care.
• Correctional physicians manage health care and may have significant administrative roles in direct health care, health care policy, procedures, and standards.
• A physician working in corrections must balance interests of good medical practice, medical board requirements, court findings, safety and security of the facility, individuals in the facility, and the community.

Requirements

• Under the direction of the Institution/Facility CEO/CME or designee, provide services as permitted within the scope of practice for Primary Care Physician services in accordance with Institution/Facility policies and procedures. Care delivery for Primary Care Telemedicine is remote via teleconferencing equipment; basic computer competency is necessary.
• Assist CDCR/CCHCS in its duty to provide and manage medical healthcare services for the patient/youth of the State of California; provide high-quality services consistent with established standards and principles of medical practice.
• Adhere to the CDCR/CCHCS medical staff by-laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, and comply with universal infection control precautions.

Qualifications

• Must be a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) and be board certified.
• Minimum of twelve (12) continuous months of experience within the last thirty-six (36) months performing services similar in scope to those defined herein, in a public or private institution.
• Must be licensed to practice medicine in the State of California as defined in the Medical Practice Act and possess a valid Physician license issued by the Medical Board/Osteopathic Board of California.
• Must have and maintain Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Must have and maintain current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Certification.
• For specialty services, Physicians providing care in specialized areas such as emergency medicine or surgery must have at least two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years providing patient care within that setting and possess any required certificates.