The Miami-Dade County Health Department (MDCHD) is currently seeking a fulltime
board eligible/board certified (preferred) physician in internal medicine or
family practice or related discipline. Highly desirable qualifications include:
completion of residency, graduate training in internal medicine or family practice,
a new graduate out of residency with an interest in STDs including HIV.
The MDCHD and the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) have entered into
a collaborative partnership whereby MDCHD will provide Sexually Transmitted
Disease Care (STD) to STD Infected Inmates, including HIV. The incumbent will
serve as a Public Health Physician assigned to the STD Program of the MDCHD
and provide medical care to adult inmates of the DOC.
This is a two year pilot project within the correctional setting, Monday through
Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. May be required to work extra hours or days in
the event of an emergency. We will provide a mini-residency training in STDs and
HIV to ensure your success in the DOC environment. Active medical license
through the Florida Board of Medicine & DEA license for drug prescriptions
required. The base salary will be $120,000 to $135,000 with full benefits.
The incumbent will work with a team to assess, diagnose, and provide treatment
according to national guidelines for STDs/HIV of Infected Inmates in a non-acute
sitting. The team will travel to five different correctional institutions in Southeast
Florida. Care includes but is not limited to: a problem focused history and
physical exam, management of medications, ordering appropriate lab tests,
following current guidelines for HIV and STD treatment, treatment of opportunistic
infectious and management of adverse events related to medications. Document
clinical findings in the medical record and enter data into an electronic medical
system.
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