| The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) is committed to providing the youth under our care and supervision with effective, efficient, and high quality rehabilitation and transformative services in support of your vision, mission, and values. We are looking for a Medical Director who will serve as a Manager to include planning, directing subordinates and interpreting policy; provide support to health services; act as a primary liaison between the Department, other agencies, and the medical community. Additional duties include: - Interact with secure care administration and staff to coordinate services for youth health care
- Assist with writing and updating policies, procedures, and protocols
- Participate in formulating a response to communicable disease outbreaks
- Hire and supervise medical staff including physician assistants, dental manager, pharmacist and nurse manager
- Serves as a subject matter expert for staff on designated topics
- Provide consultation to clinical staff on special or challenging medical situations
- Serve on a committee in matters of juvenile health issues
- Attend, participate in or lead meetings and forums
- Assist with grant procurement, grant updates and monitoring, and selection and oversight of consultants; recommend and/or approve procurement of medical equipment, supplies and services
- Participate in direct patient services
- Provide training for staff in the Academy, the facility and Central Office; serve as a representative of the Department to various medical and public health organizations as is appropriate
- Monitor National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and other agencies’ program compliance requirements; monitor credentialing and licensing requirements of staff and work with the state licensing boards
- Act as a primary liaison between the Department, other agencies, and the medical community
- Serves as health authority, to include monitoring health services in juvenile facility, monitor medication, vaccination, vision, dental, and other areas of health care for juveniles in ADJC’s facility
- Perform continuous quality improvement duties: such as monthly statistical data reviews, trend analysis, outcome monitoring, and audits; prepare statistical reports
- Performs other duties as assigned as related to the position
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