PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, CF - North Kern State Prison (NKSP)

California Correctional Health Care Services; California; In loco; USD 342.377 - 380.399; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) seeks a Physician and Surgeon, CF (Internal Medicine/Family Practice) for North Kern State Prison in Delano, CA. You will provide comprehensive medical care to incarcerated patients, perform assessments, prescribe treatments, and guide midlevel staff.

The role includes on‑call duties and requires adherence to medical standards; HAM pay scales apply with a 15% location differential for state facilities.

Competenze

• Current medical license in California.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Practice.
• Experience in correctional health care preferred.
• Ability to obtain/maintain DEA license.

Mansioni

• Provide medical care to patients in a correctional facility.
• Perform medical assessments and provide treatments as authorized by the medical license.
• Offer clinical consultation to midlevel providers and staff.
• Instruct nursing and other clinical staff on medical protocols.
• Adhere to professional medical standards of care; on-call duties included.

Conoscenze

Internal Medicine

Family Practice

Medical license

On-call duties

EHR systems

Formazione

MD or DO

Strumenti

EHR systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Department Information

Vision: We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission: To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug‑free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for our employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community through our institutions, parole, and community partnerships.

Our shared mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all who live and work within our institutions and communities.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace, attracting and hiring candidates from all communities and empowering employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences.

Position Overview

Title: Physician and Surgeon, CF (Internal Medicine/Family Practice) – North Kern State Prison (NKSP), Delano, CA.

Position number: 182‑213‑9263‑XXX.

Primary contact: Application questions and material via email; ensure a valid email address is provided in your application.

Website: https://cchcs.ca.gov/careers.

Job Description and Duties: Under the general direction of the Chief Physician & Surgeon, Correctional Facility (CF), the Physician & Surgeon, CF (Internal Medicine / Family Practice) provides medical care to patients in a correctional facility. Responsibilities include performing medical assessments, providing medical treatment to assigned patients as appropriate and authorized by the medical license, offering clinical consultation to midlevel providers and other staff, instructing nursing and other clinical staff on medical protocols, and adhering to professional medical standards of care. The position includes on‑call duties.

Base salary is subject to Section 5 hiring‑above‑minimum (HAM) authorization, with authorized HAM rates of P $26,677, Q $28,156, and R $29,640. Employees physically located and assigned to the state corrections facility receive a pay differential equal to 15% of their monthly base pay.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal‑opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free workplace. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.