Physician, Medical Asset Support Team (O-6 Billet) Non-Supervisory

Job Title

Physician Support Duties

Job Description

Physician Support Duties: Physician Support Duties:

Serves at various IHSC medical facilities on temporary duty (TDY) as assigned providing direct patient care, with at least 50% travel. Provides specialized medical services to outpatients and provides medical care to inpatients in facilities with a medical housing unit. Specific duties involve all aspects of health care delivery. The incumbent will work in concert with both facility staff and consultant specialists in various clinical areas and is governed by medical privileges granted as outlined in the IHSC Clinical Staff Bylaws. Promotes health, disease prevention, and comprehensive health care in accordance with current accepted medical practices and procedures.

Clinical services may be provided via virtual means.

Collects comprehensive medical and social history to include a review of all body systems.

Conducts physical examinations, initial and follow-up assessments for acute and chronic medical conditions.

Examines, orders, and performs appropriate diagnostic testing and provides necessary treatment and/or medications and other therapeutic interventions as required.

Administers or directs administration of both curative and preventative inoculations.

Provides clinical assessment and treatment.

Ensures that proper evaluations and treatments are carried out and documented.

Assures proper maintenance of medical records and preparation of reports as related to the area of responsibility.

Fully utilizes health services for treatment, rehabilitative, and diagnostic modalities.

Refers selected cases to consultant specialists when necessary.

Renders emergency medical/surgical/mental health services as required.

Refers detainees requiring hospitalization to a local hospital and to an appropriate admitting physician.

The incumbent provides clinical oversight and is responsible for all health care delivered.

Acts as a consultant for Advanced Practice Providers (APP), nurses, and clinical staff in the performance of their duties providing clinical oversight and direction.

The incumbent may have other licensed professionals (staff physicians, APPs, etc.) functioning under their license or privileging depending upon the situation.

Incumbent is responsible for the clinical oversight of provider teams and will provide input to the Clinical Director regarding team member's performance.

It is the incumbent's responsibility to consult with other health care providers to provide training and mentoring and to be directly involved with the evaluation and treatment of severely ill and medically complex patient care problems.

Consults with the Health Services Administrator /Clinical Director /Regional Clinical Director and other providers and specialists for complex medical and/or psychiatric patients as required by IHSC policy.

For facilities with a medical housing unit, the incumbent will make rounds on detainees admitted under their care with APPs and nursing personnel, as described in applicable local procedures. Additionally, the incumbent may see detainees who are in locked/segregated status in their designated housing area or are housed in segregation units.

The incumbent will be required to provide on-call medical duty coverage as needed after regular work hours and may need to return to the facility to provide medical care if appropriate.

The incumbent shall constantly monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care, providing data to the departmental Continuous Quality Improvement, other agency units and, other agencies or committees as required.

May be asked to see patients on an interim basis who are not in the category of his/her expertise.

Incumbent must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform his/her duties within a varied work setting. Both the medical and security designations of detainees under the incumbent's care will vary depending upon site, with the work performed in detention settings.

May be asked to function as the Clinical Director in his/her absence.

Makes recommendations on matters of policy, procedures, training, personnel, and equipment as related to specific area of responsibility.

Follows supervisory chain of command.

Other duties as assigned