Physician MD

Job Summary:

This position is part of the institution's internal health services multidisciplinary team and operates a Doctor's Office Practice within the correctional center. The practice is supported by a Nurse Manager who operates the health services system at the site.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide professional medical care and medication management to inmates with assistance from nursing staff.
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
Prescribe appropriate chemical or mechanical measures to assist inmates to improve behaviors.
Assist with preparation and modification of the treatment plans and recommends appropriating programs.
Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
Provide evidence-based health education to the inmate population.

Requirements:

Graduation from an accredited medical college
Completion of an approved residency in a primary care specialty
Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Virginia
Board eligible or certified in a primary care specialty
Extensive knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities (including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures)
Comprehensive knowledge of mental illness
Comprehensive knowledge of current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnostic criteria
Knowledge of professional and ethical standards of practice and interventions appropriate for the assigned population
Ability to function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team
Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing

Additional Considerations:

Experience providing medical care in a correctional setting

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