Internal Medicine Physician

Job Title: Physician

Location: Lima OH 45802

Duration: 6 Months to Long term

Shift: 08:00AM-05:00PM (M-F)

Hours/week: 40 hours/week

Job description:

Searching for a physician who is board-eligible or board-certified in internal medicine, family medicine, or emergency medicine and who is experienced in primary care or hospital medicine to provide on-site services on a full-time basis to a male incarcerated population with some specialty populations (e.g., dementia, developmentally disabled). Selected physician will share provider duties with multiple nurse practitioners. On-call coverage is not required. A five-day/8-hour shift schedule is preferred, but there is some flexibility based on needs of facility. No nights or weekends. Selected physician will see approximately 2.5 patients/hour.

Physician Duties:

Performs routine & emergency medical care of non -specialized nature to patients or inmates in state facilities (i.e., examines, diagnoses & treats patients & monitors progress, inoculates or vaccinates against communicable diseases, prescribes medication & prescribes or administers treatment for acute & chronically ill patients & performs minor surgery), or performs routine physical examinations of clients or employees to determine medical condition for claims purposes or to determine suitability for employment. Attends professional meetings, work conferences &/or interdisciplinary team meetings to participate in development of total quality care plan for patients or inmates, consults with other physicians & determines need for specialized care or treatment, acts as consultant to other professionals (e.g., social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists) & instructs nursing, technical & para-professional staff. Writes medical evaluations & reports, admission, discharge & death summaries; interprets & analyze s laboratory reports & findings & writes summary; maintains written account of patient progress; writes orders & instructions to nursing & support staff.

Requirement:

• Healthcare-professional level CPR certification

• Ohio Medical License

• Drug Enforcement Administration certification from Ohio

Full Time