Detention Medical Director

Salary : $87,945.00 - $109,932.00 Annually
Location : Globe or Payson, AZ
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 17-098
Department: Sheriff's Office Detention Health
Opening Date: 09/01/2021

Purpose of the Job
The purpose of this position is to promote the health and wellbeing of inmates and to provide appropriate medical care.

This position supervises and manages the department, provides patient care and responds to emergencies, and provides health and wellness education to inmates and staff. The role provides staff training and acts as a liaison between medical and detention staff. The position also maintains the supplies inventory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Regularly assigns work to other employees and supervises related activities.

Makes final decisions on scheduling work hours of employees; evaluating performance of employees; handling employee grievances; employee training and granting time off.

Provides recommendations on employee promotions; salary increases; disciplinary actions; employee coaching; managing assistants and managing supervisors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

TIME SPENT

• Supervises and manages medical department, including nursing and medical staff.

50%

• Provides direct patient care for routine medical concerns, prescribes medications and performs medical procedures.

10%

• Reviews inmates' medical histories and prescriptions.

10%

• Responds to medical emergencies and provides lifesaving skills to injured/sick patients. Promotes inmate health and wellness; educates inmates and staff about medical concerns.

10%

• Provides training, including basic first aid and CPR, for medical, nursing and detention staff. Acts as liaison between medical staff and detention officers.

10%

• Maintains inventory of supplies and medications.

10%

• Performs other duties as assigned.

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no responsibility over any types of budget.

PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides project research support on organizational development and HR projects.

ORAL COMMUNICATION DUTIES

This position trains colleagues, explains County procedures or processes, responds to public inquiries, moderates and participates in meetings and negotiates or persuades.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION DUTIES

This position creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails, formal letters and reports.

INTERACTIONS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Interacts extensively with employees, customers, the general public, vendors, regulatory bodies, and other groups and/or individuals and Institutions over the telephone, by email, and/or in person.

INTERACTIONS SPECIFICALLY WITH CUSTOMERS

Consistently (More than 40% but less that 55% in a year)

Minimum Education/Directly Related Experience Required
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED

Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathy, Nurse Practioner, or Physicians Assistant.

MINIMUM YEARS OF DIRECTLY RELATED EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Ten (10) years of medical administrative experience; County detention facilities experience preferred.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS REQUIRED

Arizona State Medical License, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification.

Supplemental Information
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

Practice and principles of medical service administration, human resources management, pharmacology, emergency management procedures, first aid, and CPR.

SKILLS REQUIRED

Exceptional research and writing skills, organizational and reporting skills, active learning, active listening, critical thinking, analyzing training needs, problem recognition, problem solving, time management and multi-tasking.

ABILITIES REQUIRED

Multi-task, perform tasks with finger dexterity, maintain mental response and quickness, maintain calm demeanor in stressful situations and read and write at professional level.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Regularly stands to attend to reported incidents.

• Routinely sits to complete report and to operate computers.
• May be required to lift work related materials or equipment of more than 75 lbs.
• Constantly requires dexterity for keyboard operation.
• Constantly requires dexterity for special medical gadgets and for special medical machines.
• Incumbents in this position may be required to occasionally walk to and from work sites; bend and stoop to complete tasks.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Incumbents in this position constantly spends time in medical examination room and in a medical office environment for reporting and data entry. Travel is necessary due to the large geographic area of service. Incumbents may be required to visit jail facilities.

SAFETY RISK EXPOSURE

Incumbents in this position may become exposed to physical danger, chemical hazards, bloodborne pathogens, communicable diseases, hostile patients, verbal abuse and emotional individuals.

PROTECTIVE GEAR & SAFETY MANUALS

Incumbents in this position are required to constantly follow written safety procedures and manuals relevant to the division or department.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERROR

Potential errors can result in property damage, individual injury, or loss of life.