What You'll Do: - Work collaboratively with intra and interdepartmental staff to administer treatment for patients utilizing nationally recognized treatment standards and documenting utilizing an electronic health record system
- Conduct exams, and write evaluations and reports
- Order and interpret diagnostic testing
- Manage medication
- Complete reclassifications and other reviews as indicated
- Make referrals for specialized care or treatment
- Perform duties in accordance with scope of practice; ODRC policies, procedures, protocols; and related American Correctional Association standards
- Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement meetings and activities, including peer reviews
- Provide or share responsibilities of off-site 24-hour emergency telephone call coverage as needed (provision of on-call services are included as part of the normal job duties and do not garner extra compensation)
- Engage in collaborative agreements, as needed
- Determine the need for specialty consults
- Attend professional meetings
- Manage on-call schedule
- Provide clinical supervision of all providers, ensuring that care is provided in accordance with ODRC policy and procedure and meets community standards
Benefits of working for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction include:
- DEA fee eligibility for waiver if prescribing only for government entities
- Malpractice indemnification, as outlined in Section 9.87 of the Ohio Revised Code
- Opportunities to apply for student loan repayment/forgiveness via federal, state, and/or agency programs
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
QualificationsCertificate to practice medicine in state of Ohio as issued by State Medical Board pursuant to Section 4731.14 & 4731.281 of Revised Code.
Job Skills: Medical, basic medical procedures, corrections, medical charting, medication management, critical thinking, collaboration, interpreting data, teamwork, time management.
