Physician

Full Time, Weekend Coverage needed:

How you make a difference:

The Physician is responsible for assessing and treating patients’ physical health including conducting exams and coordinating outside referrals. The role includes oversight of clinical care activities provided by ARNPs, documentation, and after-hours on-call responsibilities. This position performs minor procedures and collaborates with psychiatric and interdisciplinary staff to ensure integrated care. Physicians also educate patients and families, ensure compliance with safety procedures, and tailor treatment plans to the patient's age and development. Travel may be required depending on facility needs, and work is primarily in correctional or clinical settings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess patients’ physical health through examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Provide and oversee documentation, outside referrals, consultations, and follow-ups.
• Offer clinical oversight and support to ARNPs, including care provision and documentation review.
• Perform minor medical procedures such as sutures, IV placement, and lumbar puncture.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary staff and provide education to patients and families.

Requirements:

EDUCATION:

• Medical doctorate (MD) or doctor of osteopathy (DO) from an accredited university.

EXPERIENCE:

• Two (2) years post-residency clinical experience in an outpatient/inpatient setting.
• Psychiatric experience preferred.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Licensed in the state of employment.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and applicable certifications.
• Board certified or eligible in internal or family medicine.

About Wellpath:

Patients are at the center of everything we do. With more than 15,000 clinicians and professionals in 34 states across the U.S. and Australia, Wellpath delivers high-quality medical, mental and behavioral healthcare services to nearly 300,000 patients located in inpatient and residential treatment facilities, civil commitment centers, and local, state and federal correctional facilities.We deliver care in a variety of clinical environments, from local government correctional facilities that look like Urgent Care Clinics/Emergency Rooms, to state government facilities more focused on Chronic Care Management, to behavioral hospitals focused on caring for people who suffer from mental illness, to community care centers servicing the community. In all settings, our doctors, nurses, mental health clinicians, and staff work tirelessly to implement evidence-based clinical best practices with the goal of compassionately improving the medical and behavioral healthcare outcomes of our patients.We believe in transforming public health by delivering hope and healing to those who need it most.