Senior Physician - Primary Care Supv

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date: jan 23, 2026

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requisition no:856362

agency: children and families

working title: senior physician - primary care supv -

pay plan: ses

position number:

salary: $ - $ annually

the florida department of children and families (dcf) isthe state of florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

within dcf, the substance abuse and mental health (samh) program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The office of samh is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

north florida evaluation and treatment center (nfetc) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The center is located in northeast gainesville, florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. Nfetc employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.

north florida evaluation and treatment facility is a tobacco free facility.

to be considered for this position responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

this is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a senior physician - primary care supervisor. T his position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.

• this is a professional position in a maximum security forensic mental health facility. The incumbent is expected to maintain a positive and professional attitude and manner at all times ensuring individuals receive comprehensive medical and mental health services in a cost effective, customer-oriented manner. The incumbent will follow all medical ethics and standards in an outcome oriented management system, while maintaining sensitivity to the constitutional rights of patients.
• this is advanced professional work supervising and directing employees. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports.
  
  Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. Recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).
• conducts physical examinations on new admissions and annually thereafter, in accordance with department of children and family (dcf) operating procedures and nfetc policy and operating procedures, documenting completely, accurately, and legibly. Performs general medical diagnostic and prescriptive work for all residents in accordance with standards.
• ensures that preventive practices and procedures are followed in accordance with dcf operating procedures for preventive medicine.
• refers residents to medical specialists and facilities in the community for necessary treatment and insures that diagnostic, treatment, and consultative reports are evaluated and utilized
• employee attends yearly training in the following: cpr, first aid, mandt, blood borne pathogens, biomedical waste and critical event training (the latter 3 being under the umbrella of adapt training) and employee has annual tb testing done.
• employee will supervise all direct reports ensuring that they meet individual performance standards that have been negotiated, adhere to standards of professional practice for their specific discipline, receive quarterly coaching and ensure that they follow an approved employee development plan
• employee will assist in interviewing, selecting and training new employees. Approve submitted timesheets and leave requests per nfetc policy for all direct reports.
• employee will support the medical executive director in the management of the medical division of nfetc and act in the med’s stead when med is…