SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE SUPV - 60034717

Requisition No: 866977 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE SUPV - 60034717

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60034717 

Salary:  $6,153.85 Bi-Weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 12/23/2025 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission is to “work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.”

 

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Senior Physician – Primary Care Supervisor within Clinical Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This is advanced professional work supervising and directing employees. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports. Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).
• Provides leadership, consultation, guidance and training to the medical and psychiatric staff to ensure quality of treatment and care. This mission is accomplished by the supervision of the physician's work product in the form of completeness, and quality of the examination, the appropriateness of diagnostic formulation and the adequacy of the treatment plan design. Special attention is focused on the appropriate use of non-psychotropic medication, emergency treatment orders, justification for medical restraints orders and appropriateness of referrals to consultants and community medical facilities for testing, treatment and management.
• Ensure that medical and psychiatric clinical programs are implemented and performed in compliance and conformity with applicable plans, standards, rules, regulations and policies established by the Hospital, Department, State and Federal Government.
• Evaluates the performance of each physician and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner through staff contact, resident contact and medical records and charts. Monitors their compliance with Quality Management guidelines.
• Serves on the Medical Panel of Consultants and acts as a resource person to the hospital, the Courts, District, Program Office and other agencies. Provides assistance within the Hospital as needed on all matters requiring medical/psychiatric knowledge.