Physician (Part-Time): Buckingham Correctional Center #W0026

Commonwealth Of Virginia; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Part time

Job summary

Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is seeking a part-time Physician to provide medical care within Buckingham Correctional Center. The role supports the Doctor’s Office Practice and works with a Nurse Manager to deliver clinical services to inmates.

Responsibilities include diagnosing and treating illnesses, managing medications, and educating inmates on health self-management. The position emphasizes safety, cost, and efficacy in patient care.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice medicine in Virginia
• Extensive knowledge of diagnosing and treating injuries, diseases, and deformities
• Comprehensive knowledge of mental illness and DSM criteria
• Knowledge of professional and ethical standards of practice
• Ability to function effectively in an interdisciplinary treatment team
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide professional medical care and medication management to inmates
• Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost
• Diagnose and treat acute health problems and injuries
• Educate inmates about self-management of illnesses
• Contribute to treatment plans and programs for inmates
• Support nursing staff and work within the health services team

Skills

Medical knowledge

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Strong communication

Ethical standards

Education

Graduation from an accredited medical college

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.

Assignments to other duties or locations may be necessary to meet the clinical and administrative needs of the Department.

This is a wage position limited to working no more than 1,500 hours per agency during the 12 month period of May 1 - April 30, regardless of the hire date. The wage employment period resets on May 1 of the following year. All wage employees are limited to working no more than 29 hours per week on average over the 12-month period.

• This wage position offers no state benefits.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited medical college
• Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Virginia
• 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
• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing

Additional Considerations

• Experience providing medical care in a correctional setting
• Completion of an approved residency in a primary care specialty
• Board eligible or certified in a primary care specialty

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply.

Contact Information

Phone: [phone]

Email: Applications submitted via email will not be accepted

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.

Physician (Part-Time): Buckingham Correctional Center #W0026 Buckingham