Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Family Practice in San Diego, CA

Doctor of Medicine | Family Practice
Location: San Diego, CA
Employer: Wellhart, LLC
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: 9/14/2026

About the Position

We are seeking a Family Practice Physician for a 135-day assignment in California, commencing Sep 14, 2026. This role involves providing comprehensive medical direction, oversight, and direct patient care within a correctional facility, working 8-hour days, 5 times per week. Responsibilities include administering examinations, diagnosing medical issues, prescribing medications, and providing essential treatment and follow-up care for inmates/residents.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide a variety of professional medical services to inmates/residents, including administering examinations, diagnosing medical and other problems, prescribing medications, and providing treatment and follow-up care.
• Provide direction and leadership for the medical program in collaboration with the Health Services Supervisor.
• Monitor and review operations and standards of care delivered to inmates/residents.
• Interview inmates/residents and make decisions on admissions.
• Make clinical rounds.
• Participate in treatment team meetings where individual health plans are devised, reviewed, and altered.
• Direct unit treatment operations.
• Perform minor surgery and occasional major surgery, if necessary.
• Hold clinics for nursing specialists in making diagnoses, determining treatment, and giving prescriptions and protocols.
• Maintain a good working relationship with facility staff, nursing staff, contract providers, and outside provider agencies.
• Utilize established corporate, facility, and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions, while exercising sound independent judgment.
• Assist in the formulation of facility policy for the medical program.
• Motivate and encourage staff to perform duties consistent with policy and procedures.
• Regularly evaluate the provision of all medical services to prevent inappropriate use or duplication.
• Monitor inmate/resident inpatient hospitalizations and facilitate early release whenever clinically appropriate.
• Closely monitor all potential catastrophic illnesses.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of standard narrative, statistical, summary, and/or operational records, reports, and logs, ensuring proper grammar and timely processing.
• Maintain absolute security and confidentiality of all medical records.
• Audit medical files for documentation of all provided services.
• Evaluate and recommend methods of improving operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness of health-related services.
• Meet with outside hospital/agency administrators to ensure a close working relationship.
• Facilitate, where applicable, NCCHC/ACA/JCAHO accreditation of the medical program.
• Accept on-call status.
• Attend seminars, workshops, conferences, etc., as required.
• Provide for health counseling and health education on an individual or group basis.
• Communicate responsibilities, authorities, and accountability to all direct subordinates.
• Conduct meetings of subordinate staff, attend scheduled staff meetings, and promote communications and information flow between administration, staff, and inmates/residents; assist in maintaining communications and consistency of operation between shifts in the medical unit.
• Communicate effectively and coherently to administration, staff, inmates/residents, visitors, and the general public, particularly in situations requiring tact, diplomacy, understanding, fairness, firmness, and good judgment.

Additional Information

• The Physician will provide professional medical direction, oversight, and direct patient care within a correctional facility environment.

Benefits

• Strong compensation
• Travel-related expenses covered
• A-rated medical malpractice insurance provided
• Dedicated recruiter for future travel opportunities

What are Locum Tenens Jobs?

Locum tenens jobs, sometimes referred to as travel assignments, are contract positions that help meet patient care needs at various healthcare facilities and hospitals for a defined period. These roles can vary in length from a single week to over a year, often with options for extension.

Medical professionals who undertake locum or travel work possess the same qualifications as permanent staff and frequently opt for these roles due to benefits such as competitive remuneration and greater scheduling flexibility.