Staff Physician

Staff Physician

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

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.

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 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 includes 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.

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

State of Oklahoma