Medical Director

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION: Medical Director

SCHEDULE: 10-30 Hours Per Week

FACILITY: Guadalupe County Correctional Facility

LOCATION: Santa Rosa, NM

Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation's largest correctional health care providers. Over the past 30 years, our team of dedicated clinical professionals has helped literally millions of justice-involved patients receive life-changing medical and mental health services.

BENEFITS

Wexford Health offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Performance check-ins with annual merit increase
• Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance through BlueCross BlueShield
• Dental and Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plan
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Healthcare and dependent care spending account
• Continuing education options

POSITION SUMMARY

The Medical Director is responsible for providing the overall supervision of the delivery of medical services at the correctional facility. The Medical Director attends to patients and carries out the duties a Primary Care Physician would be expected to perform in an office setting. He/she provides medical consultations for the medical staff and institutional officials, and functions as the liaison for clinical matters with medical providers outside the institution. The Medical Director ensures that all activities of the health care unit are conducted in accordance with standards of medical care delineated by state regulations, NCCHC, AMA and ACA standards, as appropriate.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The following requirements list the minimum to qualify. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

LICENSURE: Current New Mexico Medical license; Current New Mexico Controlled Substance license; Current DEA

CERTIFICATION: Current CPR certification required; CCHP certification preferred

EDUCATION: Medical Degree required. Primary care/internal medical preferred

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Minimum 3 years experience in an institutional healthcare setting preferred; correctional healthcare experience preferred.

EOE/M/F/D/V

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