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.