Physician
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We are hiring Physicians!

We are in the business of helping people to be better...Come join us!

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is the largest state agency with more than 11,000 employees across the Commonwealth. Start your day ready to make a difference and end it knowing that you did!

The Commonwealth of Virginia offers a generous benefits package to state employees from top-tier health benefits to 13 paid holidays and membership in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). We have immediate openings for Physicians who want to make a difference in their community.

• $10,000 Sign On Bonus or up to $10,000 Student Loan Repayment available to new state hires!
• Statewide Full-time Positions Available

Benefits of being a State Employee

• Top-tier Health Benefits & Flexible Spending
• 13 paid holidays
• Generous Paid and unpaid leave
• Life and Long-Term Care Insurance
• Disability Benefits
• Retirement under the Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Deferred Compensation
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program

Job Description:

This Institutional Physician position is one of the primary members of the institution's internal health services multidisciplinary team and operates a Doctor's Office Practice within the correctional center. The practice is supported by a Nurse Manager who operates the health services system at the site.

Primary duties involve providing professional medical care and medication management to inmates with assistance from nursing staff. Analyzes and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses. Diagnoses or treats acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.

Recommends diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy. Prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized. Prescribes appropriate chemical or mechanical measures to assist inmates to improve behaviors.

Assists with preparation and modification of the treatment plans and recommends appropriating programs. Educates patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances. Provides evidence-based health education to the inmate population

Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited medical college
• Completion of an approved residency in a primary care specialty
• Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Virginia
• Board eligible or certified in a primary care specialty
• Extensive knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities (including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures)
• Comprehensive knowledge of mental illness
• Comprehensive knowledge of current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnostic criteria
• Knowledge of professional and ethical standards of practice and interventions appropriate for the assigned population
• Ability to function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team