Staff Physician

MD/DO - Staff Physician

The Town of Jonesville is a small town with a big heart. Located in Southwest Virginia, we are surrounded by the beautiful mountains of the Appalachian Chain. The Town of Jonesville was established in in 1794 and founded on October 13, 1795 as the County Seat of Lee County and named after Fredrick Jones. Jonesville is the second oldest town west of Roanoke with a population of approximately 995. In the town's earliest years it was known as Glade Spring and by the Civil War era often called Mump's Fort. Originally incorporated in 1884 and re-incorporated in 1901, Jonesville was a small but thriving center of commerce.

Requirements

• Perform complete physical examinations as needed and collect comprehensive medical and social history to include a review of all body systems, performs physical assessments in correlation with historical findings, records preliminary objective findings
• Perform outpatient and/or inpatient general medical examinations and treatment to male inmates.
• Perform six chronic care clinics daily.
• Perform follow-up of inmates who return from an inpatient stay at our area hospital.
• Make determinations for when services of a specialist are required to treat unusual cases.
• With the help of the BOP Health Services staff, make necessary arrangements for the admission for an inpatient stay at our area hospital.
• The contractor shall analyze the clinical records of new inmates with a chronic care diagnosis within 14 days of their arrival.
• Determine preliminary diagnosis and afford professional care to patients confined.
• Obtain necessary consultation for cases presenting difficulty in diagnosis or treatment.
• Coordinate with BOP Health Services staff for the admission of patients to the contracted hospital for emergency medical care and surgery.
• The contractor shall ensure appropriate medical records are maintained and updated.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body.
• Must be Board Eligible in their specialty.
• Must have at least two (2) years' experience in the field of Primary Care or Internal Medicine.
• Previous experience working in a Correctional environment is desired, but not required.
• Must have at least three years of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting (i.e., a 3-year internship or three years of a residency program in an institution accredited for such training). Include only those Internships, residencies, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada.
• A current, non-temporary, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia.