Primary Care Physician - AvaMed Workforce

AvaMed Inc is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities/CDCR. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Primary Care Physician to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Jamestown, CA. Provider must be boarded by Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. 


Position Details:
Primary Care Physician 
Full-Time 
Location: Jamestown, CA
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
Rate: $175/hr-$180/hr (weekly pay)
Status: 1099/Independent Contractor 

 

Job Description:

A. Standards of Obligation

To assist CDCR/CCHCS in its exercise of its duty to provide and manage medical healthcare services for

the patient/youth of the State of California, Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physicians shall provide high

quality services, consistent with the terms and conditions under this Agreement and consistent with

established and commonly accepted standards and principles of medical practice. Nothing in this

Agreement shall supersede the common law rules for the interpretation of established and commonly

accepted standards and principles of medical practice.

Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physicians shall adhere to the CDCR/CCHCS medical staff by-laws,

rules, regulations, policies and procedures, and comply with universal infection control precautions.

B. Authorization

1. Authorization for Treatment

Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall agree that, as required by law, excluding emergency and

primary care services, prior authorization must be obtained in writing from the respective CDCR/CCHCS

Institution/Facility CEO/CME or designee, in accordance with CCHCS's Utilization Management Plan.

Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall complete and return all forms required by CDCR

regarding treatment of patient/youth. Authorization must be documented in the patient/youth medical

record in all cases of essential services before considering any non-emergency specialty treatment, or

any consultations by specialty Physicians, Physician Assistants, and/or Nurse Practitioners or diagnostic

procedures not specifically stated in a CDCR/CCHCS prior authorization form.

2. Authorization for Transportation/Transfers

Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall agree that, as required by law, CDCR/CCHCS retains full

authority to determine the manner in which a patient/youth is transported to the CDCR/CCHCS

Institutions/Facilities or transferred to other healthcare facilities, after the course of treatment or therapy

has been implemented or completed.

Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall not transfer a patient/youth to any Institution/Facility

without prior written authorization from the appropriate CDCR/CCHCS Institution/Facility CEO/CME or

designee.

3. Experimental and Investigational Drugs and Procedures

Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall not perform on or administer to any patient/youth any

experimental or investigational treatment, therapy, procedure or drug. Such treatment, unless it is

otherwise permissible under law, is prohibited under Penal Code, Section 3502, and thus, must have prior

authorization by the Institution/Facility CEO/CME or designee and CDCR's Office of Legal Affairs.

Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall agree to perform or administer only those medical

services which are recognized as being in accord with generally accepted professional medical

standards, or as being safe and effective for use in the treatment of an illness, injury or condition at issue,

subject to the limitations described in this Agreement.

4. Exclusions and Limitations

a. Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall agree that no healthcare service or treatment shall be

provided for those conditions specifically listed in California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 15, Division

3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4, Article 8, Section 3350.1. Physicians provided by the Vendor may request

individual case exceptions for excluded or limited healthcare service or treatment by seeking prior

approval of the Institution/Facility's CEO/CME or designee.

b. Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician agree that any excluded healthcare service or treatment

needed for pre-existing conditions shall be provided only in the event that the condition has become

aggravated in such a manner that it poses a significant threat to the patient's/youth's current health and if

not treated would result in morbidity and/or mortality. Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall

acknowledge that the appeal must be recognized as medically necessary.

c. The CDCR/CCHCS Medical Standards of Care shall be used as a reference when prior authorization is

granted.

5. Clinical Reviews

At the request of the Institution/Facility's CEO/CME or designee, Temporary/Relief Primary Care

Physician shall perform clinical reviews to determine the quality of clinical care delivered. This includes

clinical reviews of index cases (deaths, adverse outcomes etc.) for the purposes of determining clinical

quality. As part of the clinical review process, Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician can also be

required to participate in Professional Practice Committee activities and may be called as witnesses in

Professional Practice activities. The process of clinical reviews may include the examination of written

health records, discussion with Physicians, Physician Assistants, and/or Nurse Practitioners and

CDCR/CCHCS supervisors and direct patient/youth examinations. The Temporary/Relief Primary Care

Physicians who perform clinical reviews are required to be skilled in the preparation of written clinical

review documents.

6. CCHCS shall provide a copy of the CDCR/CCHCS's formulary to be kept on file by the

Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician. Temporary/Relief Primary Care Physician shall consult with

CDCR physicians to assure that whenever possible only those medications which are on the CDCR's

formulary are prescribed unless prior authorization is given by the Institution/Facility's CEO/CME or

designee for deviation.

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