Physician - Rheumatology jobs in Torrance, CA

NEEDED: Physician

LOCATION: 1299 S. Seaside Avenue, Terminal Island, CA, 90731

SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), between 6:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a US CITIZEN. We do not sponsor HB visas.
• Must be certified to practice medicine and provide verification of credentials (education, current licensor / status competency, continuing medical education).
• Documentation shall be provided with your resume indicating experience as described, including names and phone numbers to be used by the government to verify actual experience.
• Must possess the ability to work with an inmate population from a variety of cultural, regional, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Possess good organizations skills, good interpersonal relationship skills and be able to work effectively with medical staff

DUTIES: All duties shall be performed in accordance with the standards and methods generally accepted within the field of Physician Services and be compliant with all Federal and State policies and regulations.

• Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate population at FCI Terminal Island.
• Take medical histories, examine patients, and order/interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests and x-rays.
• Make a diagnosis, provide treatment plans, and prescribe medications.
• Clinically manage injuries by suturing, splinting, and immobilizing.
• Will attend to medical emergencies.
• Make daily rounds in the In-Patient Short Stay Unit and document in the Bureau’s Electronic Medical Record (BEMR).
• Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultations, instruct/counsel and order or carry out therapy.
• Emergency consultation to be performed by the contractor in instances where it is deemed necessary. Minor surgeries utilizing local anesthesia may be performed during consultation visits.
• Will call outside hospitals to document the status of our inmates admitted to various hospitals.
• Conduct 14-day Chronic Care Clinic (CCC) assessment and conduct the CCC’s to ensure compliance with AAAHC, ACA, and Program Review guidelines.
• Works collaboratively with the staff physician(s), consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating, and revising program plans; assists in determining conditions, resources, and policies essential to delivery of the Health Care Services and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.
• Incumbent manages the daily operation of the CCC and may be required to conduct sick call, which may include securing health histories from the patient, recording findings and providing clinical evaluations. Incumbent makes daily rounds in the Short Stay Unit (SSU).
• Provides a wide range of emergency services, including primary care for trauma and life-saving procedures.
• Will render services as a certified Physician with continuing patient management being the responsibility of the Clinical Director.
• Will advise the Clinical Director regarding medical treatment of inmates.

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 401K opportunity, 11 paid Federal holidays, and Medical Healthcare benefits contribution.