Physician PT - SOM Family Medicine

ummc; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 165,000 - 220,000; Part time

Job summary

UMMC invites applications for a part-time Physician in the SOM Family Medicine program. The role involves providing 24-hour health care within designated clinics and facilities and coordinating scheduling and administration of services.

Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited medical school and licensed or eligible to practice medicine in Mississippi; after-hours call is required and duties include managing clinics and supervising medical staff.

Qualifications

• MD degree from an accredited medical school.
• Mississippi medical license or eligibility to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive medical care for the inmate population.
• Supervises and directs nursing and support staff.
• Orders laboratory tests and radiographic studies as needed.
• Rotational call after hours for emergencies.
• Adheres to U.M.M.C. and M.D.O.C. policies and maintains high clinical standards.
• Organizes and conducts general or specialty clinics.
• Provides consultative health services to staff and external partners.
• Plans and conducts disease control and treatment programs.
• Organizes chronic care clinics and treatment programs.
• Promotes health education and maintains records and reports.
• Duties are general and subject to change by management.

Education

MD degree from an accredited medical school

Job description

Job Requisition ID:

R00045609

Job Category:

Clinician

Organization:

SOM-Family Medicine-Chair

Location/s:

UMMC Lakeland Drive Building

Job Title:

Physician PT - SOM Family Medicine

Job Summary:

To provide 24-hour health care. To assist in coordinating, scheduling, and administration of health care on one or more designated clinics, infirmary, and/or hospital.

Education & Experience

Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Medicine and licensed to practice medicine in the State of Mississippi or eligible to be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Mississippi.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Holder of medical license, or eligibility to be licensed, to practice medicine in the State Of Mississippi

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Subject to irregular hours and weekends as needed. Possible exposure to communicable diseases, infection, and radiation.
Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive medical care for the inmate population of the Mississippi department of corrections.
• Supervises and directs subordinates, such as licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, nurse assistants, lab and radiology personnel, and other medical staff in the care and treatment of patients.
• Requests necessary laboratory tests for the purposes of appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
• Requests necessary radiographic studies for the purpose of appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Available for rotational call schedule to address after-hour emergencies.
• Adherence to all pertinent policies and procedures of U.M.M.C and M.D.O.C. performs any tasks necessary to maintain high standards of a clinical operation and patient care.
• Organizes and conducts general or specialized diagnostic and/or treatment clinics.
• Renders consultative services in health matters to other staff members, public officials, voluntary health agencies, committees, organizations, and professional groups.
• Plans and conducts various control and treatment programs, which may include specialized areas such as epidemiologic investigations.
• Organizes, conducts, and supervises chronic care clinics and treatment programs.
• Encourages and emphasizes health education. Prepares and keeps necessary records and reports as may be indicated.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, occasional sitting, occasional standing, frequent twisting, and constant walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Part time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

0

Work Shift:

Day

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

09/18/2025