Physician - Eastern Region

• Provides normal primary care services including acute and chronic medical care, preventive health services and health education to the offenders.
• Provides medical care to all offender patients assigned to this facility.
• Evaluation and treatment of a variety of medical conditions within the purview of internal medicine.
• Performing minor office based surgical procedures and refers complicated cases to specialists.
• Holds sick call for offenders, performs history and physical exams, attends emergency medical situations, holds chronic disease clinics, prescribes medications, conducts physical examinations, follow-up histories, records progress notes, utilizes HERO to maintain medical records of all patients seen and/or treated.
• Coordinates and cooperates with nursing services in rendering appropriate health care.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits. **Applicants must pass a background check to be eligible for this job.**

Note to Current State Employees: State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.

• Documented knowledge of the theory, principles and practices of general, preventive medicine and of the techniques involved.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See https://oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

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• Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. If a former member of the NC National Guard who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.
• If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
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