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Staff Physician

STG International is accepting resumes of qualified candidates for the Staff Physician position to work full-time providing medical care to detainees in custody in support of ICE Health Service Corps at the T. Don Hutto Immigration and Customs Enforcement Medical Facility at Taylor, Texas.

Job Description

• Serve as the on-site medical authority within the scope of services provided by IHSC.
• Provide clinical supervisory authority over mid-level providers as well as the nursing staff and pharmacy.
• Develop and coordinate all aspects of healthcare delivery at the assigned facility.
• Provide direct care to patients within discipline scope of practice and perform functions in accordance with current accepted practice, licensure, certification, credentialing, and/or granted privileges.
• Provide treatment of persons throughout the life span as appropriate to discipline and facility setting.
• Conduct physical assessments, initial and follow-up assessments for acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Assure appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic tests and services are available, utilized, and monitored.
• Act as initial reviewer for all outside referrals/consults to specialty services not offered at the local facility.
• Conduct daily rounds on patients if a Medical Health Unit is onsite.
• Respond to and/or coordinate response to medical emergencies as expected.
• Seek guidance from the IHSC Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, Regional Clinical Directors, or other IHSC senior leadership as appropriate.
• Serve as chairperson of local performance improvement and pharmacy and therapeutics committee.
• Perform record keeping functions in accordance with program policies and position.
• Maintain functional proficiency and ease of use utilizing electronic health records as required by, and appropriate to, position.
• Complete and pass all discipline-specific competencies testing, initially and annually.
• Complete all initial, annual, and ad hoc training as required/assigned.
• Maintain patient confidentiality, and confidentiality of medical records, in compliance with the Privacy Act and HIPAA regulations in all work activities.
• Adhere to, and maintain awareness of, IHSC Policies, Procedures, Directives, Operational Memoranda, and accreditation standards as prescribed by ICE/IHSC.
• Participate in IHSC’s Safety, Prevention, Infection and Control, Quality Improvement, Patient Education, and other programs and collateral duties as appropriate to position.
• Attend and participate in general/medical staff meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from a school in the United States or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States as established by the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) and permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
• Minimum of one year experience as a licensed physician.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state in which the duty station is located. The license must be maintained in a permanent, full, and unrestricted status during the term of employment. Any changes to licensure must be reported to employer immediately.
• Current Board certification in an appropriate primary care specialty (internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine) by an American Board of Medical Specialists (ABMS) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) approved board. Candidates not board certified at the time of hiring must be presented to the IHSC Medical Director for concurrence.
• This position requires privileging by IHSC.
• Maintain BLS for Healthcare Providers certification through the American Heart Association.