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POSITION: Medical Director
SCHEDULE: 18 Hours Per Week - Flexible Scheduling
FACILITY: Western Virginia Regional Jail
LOCATION: Salem, VA

A Job Should be MORE than just a paycheck.

Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation's largest correctional health care providers. Over the past 30 years, our team of dedicated clinical professionals has helped literally millions of justice-involved patients receive life-changing medical and mental health services.

The majority of our patients come from marginalized or impoverished backgrounds. In many cases, our doctors, nurses, and behavioral health professionals represent the patient's first experience with quality, compassionate health care.

We heal and rehabilitate thousands of incarcerated patients every day.
When you join Wexford Health, you do more than just further your career.
You also become part of a team-a family-whose mission is to care for patients that cannot care for themselves.

You change lives.
You make a difference.
If you are looking for a position that empowers you to do MORE ... then look at Wexford Health.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Medical Director is expected to function at the level of a primary care physician (PCP) performing any skill a PCP would perform in an office. Leads/oversees all health care delivered at the site, ensuring and promoting high-quality medical care. The incumbent serves as the liaison between the facility's medical/clinical staff, correctional staff, WHS regional & corporate staff, and client leadership. He/she maintains a close working relationship and participates fully with the Regional Medical Director, Regional Manager and Site Administration in addressing and satisfying all medical issues that arise at the site. Coordinates the services of physician assistants/nurse practitioners and any other medical professionals working within the medical facilities at the site. Responsible for providing timely and appropriate direct patient care. Responsible for resolving problems related to patient safety issues and patient complaints/ grievances arising at the site. Participates in the development of medical/clinical policies and case consultation to clinical staff when asked.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

? Actively participates in the evaluation and monitoring of chronic illness programs.
? Ensures that the operation of the healthcare unit is in compliance with client standards and that the scope of care provided is appropriate for the staffing and resources available.
? Ensures that established sick call processes ensure patient access to medically necessary services.
? Ensures that established suicide prevention programs are implemented to identify, refer, and treat patients who are at risk for suicide.
? Participates in the development of proposed priorities for services and programs.
? Participates in discussions regarding the need for new chronic care programs, new medical equipment and selection of general medical supplies and stock medications.
? Assists in the review of corporate and site-specific medical practices. Ensures consistency with Wexford Health's overriding objective to promote high-quality medical care.
? Ensures physician coverage for the site and consultation for the clinical and security staff.
? Returns calls promptly and in a time efficient manner respecting the emergent and urgent needs of the facility.
? Actively participates in Wexford Health/facility quality management committees as requested.
? Participates in reviews of applicable federal, state and local laws, and standards of conduct, as well as other policies and procedures from national accreditation authorities to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.
? Actively participates in peer review activities as requested and in compliance with Wexford Health policies and procedures.
? Actively participates in mortality and sentinel event reviews when requested by the Regional Medical Director.
? Ensures that the site maintains an effective infection control program that includes the prevention, identification, reporting, and control of communicable diseases in accordance with Wexford Health infection control policies and procedures.
? Actively participates in site and corporate-wide efforts to ensure compliance with national standards necessary for accreditation efforts.
? Actively participates in all Utilization Management (UM) efforts at the site.
? When requested, participates in collegial reviews for all off-site referrals regarding all patients from the site when requested by the Regional Medical Director.
? Facilitates communication with all outside providers of care for their patients (e.g. inpatient attending, specialists seeing referred patients, etc.)
? Actively participates in pharmacy collegial reviews, ER retrospective reviews and laboratory and radiology utilization review for the site as requested.
? Participates in the review and evaluation of all off-site utilization for the site in order to ensure its cost effectiveness and clinical quality.
? Helps to identify and implement cost reduction strategies.
? Responsible for maintaining appropriate collegial/professional relationships within the referral region with specialists, hospitals, ancillary providers, transport providers, community and tertiary hospitals and all other support groups that may be called upon to provide health care services for the site's patient population.
? Responsible for helping to identify appropriate qualified specialists, hospitals, ancillary providers, transport providers, and other support groups necessary to provide high-quality, cost-effective care to the site's patient population.
? Works closely with and maintains good relationships with the Regional Manager, Health Services Administrator and the client medical authority.
? Actively participates in Wexford Health site meetings/committees when requested.
? Actively promotes medical quality and patient/inmate safety.
? Participates in scheduling and daily oversight of mid-level practitioners.
? Helps in the development of subordinate staff including maintaining consistent communication with staff and meeting clinical education needs of the staff.
? Maintains the confidentiality of inmate records.
? Makes suggestions for improving work conditions to the Regional Medical Director and Health Services Administrator.
? Accepts other duties as assigned by the Regional Medical Director.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements list the minimum to qualify. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.
LICENSING: Current unrestricted Virginia Medical license; Current Virginia Controlled Substance license and DEA required.
CERTIFICATION: Board certification preferred; Current CPR Certification. CCHP certification preferred
EDUCATION: Medical degree
EXPERIENCE: Previous experience in an institutional healthcare setting preferred. Correctional healthcare experience preferred.

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