Site Medical Director
Company: YesCare
Location: Tallahassee
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
Experience & Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited medical school.
- Fully licensed to practice medicine in the state of
employment
- Board certified in primary care specialty (Family Practice,
Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Public Health or
Occupational Medicine) with administrative experience in
corrections and/or managed healthcare delivery.
- Current DEA registration. Board certified, eligible, or
qualified by the state law/regulations to practice medicine.
- Requires critical thinking, organizational, decisive judgment,
communication, good customer service skills. Must be able to handle
multiple tasks, be able to work in a stressful environment and take
appropriate actions as needed.
- Subject to initial and ongoing security clearance requirement.
A background check, security clearance and drug screening are
required for this role. YesCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer. In compliance with federal and state employment
opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all
positions without regard to race, gender, national origin,
religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, Vietnam era veteran,
or disabled Veteran status. EOE including Disability/Protected
Veterans. Responsibilities Serves as the responsible physician and
health authority required by national standards. Provides overall
supervision for clinical services for the site to ensure
appropriate delivery of on site and off site necessary medical
care. While in charge of a site, this level of position does not
manage regular physicians. Below is a list of your responsibilities
as a Site Medical Director with YesCare at the Leon County in
Tallahassee, FL Administrative
- Serve as Chairman of the Medical Audit Committee.
- Consult with medical providers in the community to resolve
issues in delivering services to patients.
- Supervise the clinical services provided by the professional
and paraprofessional staff.
- Ensure and provide on-call services.
- Annually review and approve clinical protocols, policies and
procedures, and medical disaster plan.
- Provide direction and assistance to the on-site quality
improvement program as well as the corporate Continuous Quality and
Safety Improvement program including review and action on patient
complaints, infection control, peer review and chart audits.
- Manage referrals to outside healthcare facilities for
appropriateness, quality, and continuity of care.
- Serve as a professional resource and leader for all staff
physicians and applicable clinical staff at the facility(s).
- Assist in screening, interviewing, evaluating credentials and
hiring of healthcare providers.
- Participate in in-service training classes. Represent the
healthcare program in discussions with local civic groups or
visiting officials as requested.
- Attend medical, clinical and other meetings, as required.
- Document all encounters in patient's Medical Record. Ensure all
documentation is timed, legible and signed. Ensure all verbal or
telephone orders are countersigned as required.
- Provide emergency treatment on-site and responds appropriately
in urgent or emergency situations.
- Ensure competence in proper technique for basic cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and AED use.
- Participate in onboarding new providers and nursing staff.
Clinical
- Provides typical community standard care based on evidenced
based medicine for clinical services required including but not
limited to sick call, chronic care, History and Physicals, and all
emergency care needs. When applicable, visits the infirmary daily
and documents encounters in patient's Medical Record as assigned.
The goal is to provide the right care, at the right time, and at
the right location.
- Will provide call as needed for the role.
- Adheres to approved formulary for therapeutic regimens before
utilizing non-formulary procedure. Documents pertinent observations
and logical conclusions to validate need for non-formulary
medication on non-formulary request form for Medical Director's
approval when non-formulary medication is ordered.
- Utilizes available in-house resource personnel for treatment or
resolution of identified problems before utilizing off-site
referral. Provides emergency treatment on-site and responds
appropriately in urgent or emergency situations.
- Demonstrates proper technique for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
and related drug therapy with certification as required by
credentialing.
- Supports standards of medical care through adherence to
existing policies and procedures. Serves as a resource to other
professional or non-professional personnel providing instructions
as needed.
- Attends Medical Staff meetings as required. Provides monthly
in-service education of staff as requested. Participates in monthly
review of quality of care and chart reviews as requested. Sponsors
physician assistants or nurse practitioners as required.
- Notifies Regional Medical Director and Site Health Services
Administrator of schedule changes. Assists in arrangement for
coverage of medical services if unavailable for extended period of
time.
- Participates in all quality improvement measures including
sentinel event review
- Actively participant of the Utilization Review process and
follow proper procedures.
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective
equipment as required. Accountability
- Must be approved by the Credentialing Committee.
- Good stewards of our evidenced based medicine care.
- Documentation must be completed between 48 to 72 hours of any
visit (preferably same day). Ensures Medical Record documentation
is in SOAP format, problem oriented and corresponds to the
therapeutic order. Ensures all documentation is timed, legible and
signed. Ensures all verbal or telephone orders are countersigned
within seventy-two (72) hours.
- All test results ordered in facility must to be reviewed within
72 hours.
- The SMD and RMD are jointly responsible to ensure a schedule to
have all results reviewed within 72 hours as well as notes for all
communication. This will only go on the SMD and RMD job
descriptions).
- Develop a plan for transition of care whether within the
facility or external to the facility and ensure that the clinicians
are monitoring the records for patient care needs.
- Ensure that the care recommended is provided when patients go
outside the facility and then return. Professionalism
- Required to be professional at all times.
- Develop professional relationships within patients, care team,
and clients.
- Good ethical conduct at all times.
- Follow company behavior and professionalism policies. About
YesCare Health Correctional healthcare is not just a job, it's a
calling As the correctional healthcare pioneer and leader for 40
years,YesCareprovides client partners with high quality healthcare
and reentry services that will improve the health and safety of our
patients, break the cycle of recidivism and better the communities
where we live and work. Benefits
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Generous PTO plan
- 401k with matching funds
- Employee Discount and Rewards Program
- Tuition Assistance
- Continuing Education Reimbursement
- Referral Bonuses - Refer a friend and get paid!
- Advancement Opportunities
- Competitive Wages
- SIGNING BONUS Our Vision YesCareleads the industry by providing
comprehensive healthcare and reentry services that improve the
communities where we live and work. Our Mission YesCareembraces a
recovery model of care. This means identifying and treating
underlying conditions to support healthier and safer living while
incarcerated and a better quality of life in our communities. In
partnership with our clients, we deliver solution-oriented care.
Our Values
- Safety. We put safety first through preparation and
prevention.
- Motivation. We are driven by the desire to improve
outcomes.
- Accountability. We set high standards and hold our people to
them.
- Respect. We embrace our differences as we work toward common
goals.
- Teamwork. We achieve more together.
- Evaluation. We use data to constantly monitor results.
- Readjustment. We refine our practices to consistently achieve
better outcomes. Apply today at: Join Our Talent Community ID 2 Job
Locations US-FL-Tallahassee Category Clinical & Operations
Leadership Position Type Regular Full-time Location ID 90393
Keywords: YesCare, Albany , Site Medical Director, Executive , Tallahassee, Georgia
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