Relief Physician - Flexible Shifts in Correctional Health

County of Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services, seeks physicians to join the County Physician Registry and provide professional medical services in a correctional setting on an hourly as-needed basis. The assignment offers varied hours and demands clinical excellence.

Requirements include completion of an American Specialty Board–approved residency, a California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate, and ABMS board certification or board eligibility.

Qualifications

• Completion of a residency program approved by an American Specialty Board.
• California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate required.
• Board certification or board eligibility by ABMS required or eligible.
• Valid California Class C Driver License or ability to transport as needed.

Responsibilities

• Performs medical work in ambulatory and in-patient environments, including primary and specialty fields.
• Prescribes drugs and/or therapy, monitors patients' progress, records observations and changes, and adjusts treatments as required.
• Consults with staff physicians and paramedical personnel regarding care of patients and/or medical and diagnostic work performed.
• Provides consultation to other medical services, including specialists in other fields.
• Maintain varied hours on a rotated schedule with other physicians to ensure that there is always a physician available, as needed.
• Confers with medical and professional personnel in such related fields as toxicology in order to discover the main and contributing causes of death.
• Conducts more difficult medical examinations.
• Testifies in court as an expert witness, as needed.

Education

Residency program approved by American Specialty Board

California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate

ABMS Board Certification or Board Eligible

Job description

The County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services, seeks physicians to join the County Physician Registry and provide professional medical services in a correctional setting on an hourly as-needed basis. The assignment offers varied hours and demands clinical excellence.

Requirements include completion of an American Specialty Board–approved residency, a California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate, and ABMS board certification or board eligibility.