Job Posting Title

Staff Physician

Agency

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization

DOC Med Adm/BJCC

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$203,106.72

Job Description

Basic Purpose:  

Under general direction, performs professional work in the diagnosis and treatment of inmate patients in correctional facilities.  

 

Typical Functions:  

• Conducts medical treatment and diagnostic services at a correctional institution or facility.  

• Performs complete physical examinations on inmates according to health services policy.  

• Directs laboratory and X-ray procedures and interprets results.  

• Prescribes treatment and therapy; supervises care to patients in infirmary; provides emergency care as is appropriate in the health care services unit or, as appropriate, at other sites in the facility.  

• Supervises mid-level providers assigned to the facility. Provides overall clinical supervision and guidance of the health care providers at the facility.  

• Develops protocols of care for use by other health care providers.  

• Evaluates inmate medical problems that are complex, changing, or incompletely diagnosed or managed and makes referral of appropriate cases to specialty clinics or the appropriate hospital.  

• Collaborates with mental health care of inmates with departmental psychiatrists and/or psychologists.  

• Completes, inspects, and interprets charts; prepares periodic progress notes and final discharge summaries as needed.  

• Utilizes formulary medications whenever possible and adheres to the request for non-formulary drug process.  

• Recognizes and applies both utilization and risk management principals.  

• Participates in quality improvement activities as assigned.  

 

Level Descriptor:  

This is the supervisory level of the job family, where incumbents are responsible for performing the duties of a physician at all levels of complexity. Position assignments may be to a state facility or a geographic or regional area. Incumbents will supervise lower level professional and non-professional medical staff, perform all administrative, supervisor tasks and functions, and provide mentoring and counseling to lower-level physicians, physician assistants, and other assigned medical staff.  

 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:  

Knowledge required at this level includes knowledge of modern principles and practices of medicine; the use of pharmacologic medications; and the principles and practices of management and supervision.  

 

Skill required at this level incudes skill in applying management and supervision principles and practices; problem solving; and analysis.  

 

Abilities required at this level includes ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; exercise independent judgement; diagnose and treat patients according to accepted medical practices; provide leadership to assigned staff.  

 

Education and Experience:  

Unrestricted valid license to practice medicine in the state of Oklahoma. 

Additional Job Description:

Medical/Great Plains Correctional Center

This is not a remote position.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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