SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE - 60000468
Date: Oct 10, 2024
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility located in northeast Gainesville, Florida. NFETC employs a variety of positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Senior Physician- Primary Care. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Conducts physical examinations on new admissions and annually thereafter, in accordance with Department of Children and Family (DCF) Operating Procedures and NFETC policy and operating procedures, documenting completely, accurately, and legibly.
- Insures that preventive practices and procedures are followed in accordance with DCF Operating Procedures for Preventive Medicine.
- Refers residents to medical specialists and facilities in the community for necessary treatment and insures that diagnostic, treatment, and consultative reports are evaluated and utilized.
- Employee attends yearly training in the following: CPR, First Aid, Mandt, Bloodborne Pathogens, Biomedical Waste and Critical Event Training (the latter 3 being under the umbrella of Adapt Training) and employee has annual TB testing done.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of program management and delivery of mental health services.
- Knowledge of mental health, psychiatric principles, practices and techniques.
- Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
- Ability to perform complete psychiatric and mental health assessments of patients.
- Ability to manage mental health disorders and care of patients.
- Ability to identify and evaluate illnesses and/or disorders.
- Ability to compile and evaluate mental health assessments, medical histories and other clinical and laboratory data.
- Ability to initiate diagnostic laboratory tests and evaluate the results.
- Ability to prescribe/alter and administer appropriate medications for specific illnesses.
- Ability to work with patients having a variety of mental psychiatric disorders and physical problems.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to apply the consultative process in problem-solving activities.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to develop and implement various program monitoring methodologies and techniques.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Licensure as a physician pursuant to Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of medicine; or
- Licensure as an osteopathic physician pursuant to Chapter 459, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of osteopathic medicine; or
- Certification by a recognized board in a medical specialty area can substitute for the required experience.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
- Health insurance
- Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT: Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION: All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.
BACKGROUND SCREENING: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735).
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time.
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