Arizona Official Website of State of Arizona
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Arizona Official Website of State of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003
Overview
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) seeks an experienced medical professional and compassionate leader to join our team as Chief Medical Officer. This position is responsible for monitoring and evaluating all aspects of medical services provided to our inmate population at ADCRR institutions and contracted private prisons. The Chief Medical Officer provides clinical leadership for health care strategy development and implementation, serves as a thought and opinion leader to support internal and external strategic initiatives, and collaborates with other Contract Healthcare Providers (CHP) and Chief Medical Officers. Within correctional healthcare, this role serves inmates across mental health, substance abuse, and physical health needs, ensures compliance with regulations, and advocates for improved care. Responsibilities
Provides clinical oversight and governs accordingly by using evidence-based medicine, clinical guidelines, and best practices, while adhering to local, state, federal, and global legal and regulatory requirements. Engages in prevention, education, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of complex, acute, and chronic medical conditions. Ensures patient medical charts and records are accurate and meet legal and medical requirements. Gathers, analyzes, and reports health statistics and forecasts budgetary needs. Provides medical supervision and direction of staff and contracted healthcare providers (may include resident physicians, physician’s assistants, and nurse practitioner students). Develops, plans, and prepares protocols and standardizes procedures. Provides clinical guidance and support to initiatives addressing public health issues. Supervises and directs the medical aspects of treatments. Acts as a physician member of multi-disciplinary patient care teams. Confers with staff and patients regarding diagnosis and treatments. Recommends hospitalization or other indicated services and reviews referrals to specialists as appropriate. Conducts in-service training and facilitates meetings. Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare policies and procedures for the correctional healthcare system. Reviews contracts and writes memorandums of understanding for services. Manages and undertakes process improvement for internal communication on timelines, evidentiary review, and deliverables. Develops and nurtures working relationships with clinical partners and other Medical Directors. Leads focus groups for various projects. Performs clinical investigations and research. Implements transgender policies and acts as liaison to transgender inmates. Manages utilization review processes and assists in development and implementation of monitoring programs, compliance reviews, corrective action plans, and policy development. Prepares required reports and recommendations for mortality reviews, approves special diets, and finalizes and submits clemency applications. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)
Knowledge of : Principles and practices of correctional healthcare management and supervision as set forth by the United States Constitution, Arizona Revised Statutes, and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Medical quality assurance and utilization review methodology. Basic knowledge of fiscal management, including budget, procurement, and outside contracting. Procedure analysis and policy development. Research and patient assessment methodology. Program management strategies; laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to the assignment. Action plan development. Project planning, development, and implementation strategies. Computer skills in operating systems and general working knowledge of the Department's standardized databases. Skill in : Verbal and written communications. Organizational, time management, and decision making. Translating highly complex concepts, results, and models. Interpersonal relations. Research and analysis. Delegation, leadership, motivation/mentoring, and counseling. Interviewing. Budgeting / expenditures. Synthesizing and presenting information in support of project objectives. Interpreting contractual language. Data gathering. Public relations. Computer skills. Ability to : Effectively evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of medical programs and services. Study and analyze policies, procedures, contracts, and reports, and recommend effective means of implementing goals and objectives. Analyze the appropriateness of clinical services. Compose correspondence and reports. Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external entities. Compile information and reports. Make decisions and meet deadlines. Selective Preference(s)
Board-certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Experience providing medical services in a correctional setting and/or correctional healthcare administration. Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) may be obtained after hire. Pre-Employment Requirements
Must possess a valid, unrestricted Arizona Medical license. All employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during New Employee Orientation and annually thereafter. Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation. If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks and must maintain acceptable driving records and complete required driver training. If operating a personally owned vehicle on state business, maintain statutory liability insurance as per Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.). All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). Benefits
We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees: Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year. Paid Parental Leave — Up to 12 weeks per year for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program). Robust and affordable insurance plan including medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options. Exceptional retirement program. Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program. An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program. Retirement
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
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The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) seeks an experienced medical professional and compassionate leader to join our team as Chief Medical Officer. This position is responsible for monitoring and evaluating all aspects of medical services provided to our inmate population at ADCRR institutions and contracted private prisons. The Chief Medical Officer provides clinical leadership for health care strategy development and implementation, serves as a thought and opinion leader to support internal and external strategic initiatives, and collaborates with other Contract Healthcare Providers (CHP) and Chief Medical Officers. Within correctional healthcare, this role serves inmates across mental health, substance abuse, and physical health needs, ensures compliance with regulations, and advocates for improved care. Responsibilities
Provides clinical oversight and governs accordingly by using evidence-based medicine, clinical guidelines, and best practices, while adhering to local, state, federal, and global legal and regulatory requirements. Engages in prevention, education, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of complex, acute, and chronic medical conditions. Ensures patient medical charts and records are accurate and meet legal and medical requirements. Gathers, analyzes, and reports health statistics and forecasts budgetary needs. Provides medical supervision and direction of staff and contracted healthcare providers (may include resident physicians, physician’s assistants, and nurse practitioner students). Develops, plans, and prepares protocols and standardizes procedures. Provides clinical guidance and support to initiatives addressing public health issues. Supervises and directs the medical aspects of treatments. Acts as a physician member of multi-disciplinary patient care teams. Confers with staff and patients regarding diagnosis and treatments. Recommends hospitalization or other indicated services and reviews referrals to specialists as appropriate. Conducts in-service training and facilitates meetings. Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare policies and procedures for the correctional healthcare system. Reviews contracts and writes memorandums of understanding for services. Manages and undertakes process improvement for internal communication on timelines, evidentiary review, and deliverables. Develops and nurtures working relationships with clinical partners and other Medical Directors. Leads focus groups for various projects. Performs clinical investigations and research. Implements transgender policies and acts as liaison to transgender inmates. Manages utilization review processes and assists in development and implementation of monitoring programs, compliance reviews, corrective action plans, and policy development. Prepares required reports and recommendations for mortality reviews, approves special diets, and finalizes and submits clemency applications. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)
Knowledge of : Principles and practices of correctional healthcare management and supervision as set forth by the United States Constitution, Arizona Revised Statutes, and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Medical quality assurance and utilization review methodology. Basic knowledge of fiscal management, including budget, procurement, and outside contracting. Procedure analysis and policy development. Research and patient assessment methodology. Program management strategies; laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to the assignment. Action plan development. Project planning, development, and implementation strategies. Computer skills in operating systems and general working knowledge of the Department's standardized databases. Skill in : Verbal and written communications. Organizational, time management, and decision making. Translating highly complex concepts, results, and models. Interpersonal relations. Research and analysis. Delegation, leadership, motivation/mentoring, and counseling. Interviewing. Budgeting / expenditures. Synthesizing and presenting information in support of project objectives. Interpreting contractual language. Data gathering. Public relations. Computer skills. Ability to : Effectively evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of medical programs and services. Study and analyze policies, procedures, contracts, and reports, and recommend effective means of implementing goals and objectives. Analyze the appropriateness of clinical services. Compose correspondence and reports. Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external entities. Compile information and reports. Make decisions and meet deadlines. Selective Preference(s)
Board-certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Experience providing medical services in a correctional setting and/or correctional healthcare administration. Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) may be obtained after hire. Pre-Employment Requirements
Must possess a valid, unrestricted Arizona Medical license. All employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during New Employee Orientation and annually thereafter. Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation. If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks and must maintain acceptable driving records and complete required driver training. If operating a personally owned vehicle on state business, maintain statutory liability insurance as per Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.). All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). Benefits
We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees: Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year. Paid Parental Leave — Up to 12 weeks per year for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program). Robust and affordable insurance plan including medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options. Exceptional retirement program. Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program. An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program. Retirement
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
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