Medical Director — Correctional Healthcare

Job overview

The Medical Director role is onsite at Davidson Detention Centers in Nashville, TN, with pay of $275,000–$295,000 per year. VitalCore Health Strategies provides correctional healthcare services at the facility. The Site Medical Director serves as the responsible physician and health authority, overseeing clinical services to support appropriate on-site and off-site medical care. The role also provides clinical care, supervises clinical staff, and supports continuity and quality of treatment.

What you'll do

• Supervise clinical services
• provide and ensure on-call services
• review and approve clinical protocols, policies, procedures, and medical disaster plans
• manage outside referrals
• support and sponsor physician assistants and nurse practitioners as required
• provide sick-call, chronic-care, infirmary, and emergency care
• document encounters
• participate in meetings and training
• follow evidence-based standards and approved policies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

medical director

physician

correctional healthcare

clinical supervision

detention center

on-call services

nashville tn

vitalcore health strategies

$275k–$295k/year

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Holiday pay
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• health savings account
• life and disability insurance
• identity theft protection
• pet insurance
• employee assistance program
• 401(k), paid time off, plan matching, and annual incentive payment.

Why this role

The posting requires sub-acute inpatient care and hospitalist experience and states that on-call services are part of the role.

About the employer

VitalCore Health Strategies is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services. Sector: 62.