Medical Director MD/PA/NP - Toccoa, GA, United States - Southern Health Partners, Inc.

Description

or NP (w/Supervising Physician), 2 hours per week, flexible schedule

no weekends and no hospital rounds

to work in the Stephens County Jail medical unit

Our Medical Director provides a full range of on-site medical services for inmates, in addition to our on-site nurses working 12 hours a day to manage regular healthcare duties.

Southern Health Partners has well developed policies, procedures and practices based on 20+ years' experience of jail services. SHP provides all on-site medical staffing in a safe, secure medical unit within the jail. The provider, who is an independent contractor, will monitor and provider oversight for provided medical services, on a flexible schedule, a couple of hours per week.

On-call responsibility to our Medical Staff will be needed. This is an excellent opportunity for a provider to provide primary care, work as part of a team with correctional and medical staff, all the while providing a valuable service. SHP provides a monthly payment and medical malpractice insurance coverage for your work services.

Duties:

• Visits the facility to review care, see patients, prescribes medication, general referrals for outside providers;
• Countersigns any orders or programs notes seen by medical staff;
• Supports standards of care and supervises care given by other professionals, providing instruction as needed;
• Keeps patient information confidential as required under privacy laws and regulations;

• Must have clear background for security clearance;
• Must have current licensure as required for job duties;
• Experience in Family Practice and/or Emergency Medicine is a plus.