• Adheres to institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Interacts with prison administrative officials in formulating unit policy.
• Provides immediate care for medical emergencies of offenders, employees and on-site visitors
• Refers patients to medical specialists when appropriate and necessary, and coordinates medical care with said specialists.
• May perform minor surgical and orthopedic procedures commensurate with medical competency
• Utilizes the appropriate leadership skills in delegating and directing nursing staff.
• Provides an environment conducive to safety and security for patients, visitors, and employees. Assesses the risk to the patient and employee safely and implements appropriate precautions. Complies with approved and appropriate standards of patient care and appropriate standards of patient care as well as the policies of TTUHSC and TDCJ-ID.
• Is responsible for providing primary ambulatory medical care to the offenders of TDCJ. This includes taking an appropriate patient history, examination of patients, ordering lab or x-ray as clinically indicated, and planning and execution of treatment. Requires special knowledge and skills in general adult medicine, orthopedics, and emergency medicine.
• Ability to work under pressure and to maintain patience and self control under these conditions.
• Requires special knowledge and skills in general medicine, orthopedics, and emergency medicine.
• Participate in rotation with other providers after hours and
  on weekends and holidays to provide patient care.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Provides necessary leadership for unit staff (i.e. interviewing, training, contracting) when appropriate.
• Acts as Unit Health Authority for the Unit.
• Communicates with Regional Medical Director regarding all medically related issues or problems in a prompt manner
• Inspects, completes, and analyzes records, assigns, reviews and updates classification, completes admission notes, progress notes, and discharge/death summaries and makes rounds on patients
• Provides supervision and delegation of prescriptive authority, reviews charts, and monitors care provided by physician extenders on site and at outlying units as assigned.
• Supervises a clinical pharmacist according to Drug Therapy Management laws and policies
• Serves in rotation with other providers after-hours and on weekend and holidays to provide patient care
• Adheres to policies and procedures required by local, state, and federal agencies
• Supports and promotes the values based cultures of TTUHSC

+License/Certifications:+ * Current license to practice medicine by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners. * Current Drug Enforcement Agency and Texas Department of Public Safety controlled substances registration certificates.