CDOC Physician

This position provides routine and emergency medical care, on-call assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of inmates in one or more prison clinical settings. Physicians are responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Conducting medical/physical examinations;
• Ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic tests and diagnosing medical conditions;
• Prescribing medications and treatment;
• Educating patients about preventive health care;
• Ensuring minor medical procedures are performed on-site;
• Accountable for the work product of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicant must be licensed to practice medicine in the State of Colorado as a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy;
• Applicant must be board eligible or board certified by the appropriate board recognized by the American Medical Association, in one of the following specialty areas:
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Preventive Medicine

Required Competencies:

• Ability to provide direct patient care to inmates;
• Knowledgeable in full-spectrum primary care;
• Skilled in office-based procedures;
• Ability to maintain professionalism in a complex environment;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.