What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Medical Director (NM, WY, CO) position at CorrHealth?
Regional Medical Director (NM, WY, CO)
Pay Range: $175-220k/annually
NOTE: This position requires consistent travel between the states of NM, WY and CO
Position Overview
This is a senior leadership and policy-making position, responsible for directing the inmate clinical heath care delivery services. The Regional Medical Director has the primary duty of assuring a quality correctional health care program that is consistent with the standards of the state, NCCHC, ACA, and the policies and procedures of the County. The Regional Medical Director manages the activities defined by the Scope of Services and bound by the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The Regional Medical Director is a member, ex officio, of standing statewide committees that meet regularly for managing activity, problem solving, and quality assurance.
Essential Job Duties
✓ Supports the function of other senior directors and managers
✓ Do initial credentials review for prospective provider employees
✓ Supervises the clinical scheduling of consultative services, procedures, and outside services
✓ Provides monthly reports on specific categories of utilization of medical services
✓ Provides overall clinical supervision of the County’s medical providers
✓ Participates onsite clinical audits to asses performance of the providers in i) completing clinical duties and ii) compliance with SOP for healthcare
✓ Assures that peer to peer review is completed per Scope of Services requirement
✓ Assure that adequate physician to mid-level provider supervision is occurring
✓ Must be available to take calls from facilities, required
✓ This position requires approximately 50 percent travel between the states of New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, and Colorado
Minimum Education/Experience Requirements
✓ Physician with unrestricted license to practice medicine
✓ Board Eligible or Board Certified in a primary care specialty
✓ Unrestricted DEA certificate
✓ No history of discipline by a licensing board or restriction/revocation of clinical privileges by hospital medical staff committee
✓ A minimum of five years of clinical experience. Correctional health care experience is a plus, but not a requirement
Additional Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Competencies
✓ Clear and effective verbal and written communication with all coworkers, supervisors, jail administration, and patients
✓ Excellent verbal and written comprehension
✓ Excellent deductive reasoning and problem-solving abilities
✓ Excellent organizational skills
✓ Ability to use a computer and use/learn a variety of software, including site-specific computer programs
✓ Must demonstrate ability to appropriately and safely use standard medical equipment
✓ Ability to respect the dignity and confidentiality of inmates
Employment Requirements
✓ Must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc. for this position
✓ Must adhere to all facility policies and procedures as well as the policies and procedures listed in the Employee Handbook
✓ Willing to assist coworkers in the job duties and work overtime if required; may act as a resource to other coworkers
✓ Maintains confidentiality, dignity, and security of health records and protected health information in compliance with HIPAA requirements
Security Requirements
✓ Must be able to pass a background check and pre-employment drug test (as applicable)
✓ Must obtain and maintain security clearance with the client/facility as a requisite for initial and/or continued employment
✓ Must undergo security training and orientation on facility safety policies and procedures
Physical/Mental Requirements
This position routinely requires (but is not limited to) the following:
✓ Ability to both remain stationary and move/traverse throughout the facility, including up and down flights of stairs
✓ Ability to position oneself in different spaces
✓ Ability to convey and discern information in a conversation, frequently communicate with patients; must be able to exchange accurate information.
✓ Ability to identify and detect objects and assess situations from a variety of distances
✓ Ability to stay calm in stressful and demanding situations
✓ Frequently transports objects up to 50 pounds
Work Environment
Work is performed inside a correctional facility. Employees are exposed to some level of risk
and/or harm by inmates including exposure to blood borne pathogens. Employee is expected to
work in accordance with all security rules and regulations to minimize the risk of danger and/or
harm to themselves or other employees.
Other
Employee must comply with all current and future State, Federal, and Local laws and regulations, court orders, Administrative Directives and standards and policies and procedures of the site where assigned, including those of professional organizations such as ACA, NCCHC, etc. Employee must treat every other member of the CorrHealth team, all correctional personnel, all inmates and third parties in the facility with the proper dignity and respect. Actions or communications that are inappropriate or degrading will not be tolerated.
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