Medical Director (Physician)
Management & Training Corporation
- Panama City, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Medical, vision, and prescription drug benefits
- Dental benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off (PTO)
- 9 paid holidays
- Bereavement leave
- Civic duty and military leave
- Opportunities for job advancement
- Performs complete medical histories and physical examinations; forms clinical impressions based upon findings; orders, diagnostic tests, interprets results of laboratory tests and radiological examinations, prescribes medications, and renders treatments appropriate to clinical impressions.
- Inspects, completes and analyzes medical records, assigns reviews and updates medical classifications; completes admission notes, progress notes, and discharge summaries and makes rounds on inmates admitted to the medical unit.
- Serves in rotation with other physicians to provide after-hours and weekend inmate care, to include accepting on-call rotation.
- Refers inmates for specialty consultations and treatment through approved processes.
- Utilizes established corporate, facility and corrections policies and procedures in making decisions, while using sound independent judgment in performing the duties of the position.
- Plan, implement, direct and control all clinical aspects of the program and have direct oversight of, and shall monitor the performance of, all healthcare personnel rendering direct patient care.
- Prepare and submit reports as required for contractual compliance.
- Maintains security and confidentiality of all inmate medical records; observes applicable HIPAA rules.
- Evaluates provision of services to prevent inappropriate use or duplication of services.
- Monitors all potential catastrophic illnesses.
- Implement basic cost containment and utilization management for inmate care and facility operations.
- Complies with all applicable pharmacy regulations, especially those covering controlled substances.
- Provides health counseling and health education on an individual or group basis, as required.
- Assists corporate counsel with responses to inmate lawsuits.
- Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, promotes communication and the proper flow of relevant information.