Physician – Correctional Facility | California City, CA | Competitive Pay + Relocation + Bonus

Position: Physician (On-Site – Correctional Facility)

📍 Location: California City, CA 93505
📅 Type: Full-Time | In-Person Only
💼 Level: Senior
🎓 Education: M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical school
📑 License: Active California Medical License (or willing to obtain)
🛂 Visa Sponsorship: Not available
🚗 Relocation: Full relocation package available
💰 Compensation: Competitive base salary + negotiable signing bonus

Overview

We are seeking a dedicated and mission-driven Physician to lead clinical care at a secure residential facility. This is a unique opportunity to provide meaningful care in a structured environment, delivering healthcare to a vulnerable and underserved population.

As the lead onsite medical provider, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and oversee a wide range of clinical responsibilities — from direct patient care to surgical procedures and staff mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care to residents

• Perform clinical rounds, minor surgical procedures, and support emergency interventions

• Lead and mentor nursing staff, collaborating with Health Services and administrative leaders

• Attend treatment team meetings and direct individualized care planning

• Ensure adherence to clinical policies, regulatory standards (e.g., NCCHC, ACA, JCAHO), and accreditation requirements

• Monitor hospitalizations, assist with discharge planning, and identify cost-effective clinical pathways

• Maintain accurate and confidential medical documentation

• Oversee quality assurance, review medical records, and provide input on care delivery improvement

• Participate in legal matters (e.g., chart reviews, testimony), emergency response, inspections, and compliance reporting

• Attend professional development trainings, workshops, and leadership meetings

Required Qualifications

✅ Graduate of an accredited medical school (M.D. or D.O.)
✅ Board Certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or equivalent specialty
✅ Licensed to practice in California or able to obtain licensure quickly
✅ Valid U.S. driver’s license
✅ Ability to work onsite in a secure ICE detention facility (housing both male and female residents)

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Passionate about public service, correctional healthcare, or underserved communities

• Skilled in leading clinical teams and making sound, independent medical decisions

• Able to manage high-acuity medical cases and navigate complex institutional environments

• Effective communicator, even under pressure or in adversarial situations

• Familiar with electronic medical records and institutional reporting protocols

Compensation & Perks

• Competitive base salary with a negotiable signing bonus

• Full relocation assistance

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Generous paid time off

• Participation in retirement plans

• Equity program and professional development support

Interview Process

1. Screening call with recruiter

2. Panel interview with medical and administrative leaders

3. Final call with Chief Population Health Officer

Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a purpose-driven organization that goes beyond custodial care — providing dignity, structure, and health support to individuals navigating difficult chapters of life. Leadership is rooted in the B8 Principles: fairness, integrity, accountability, and respect for all.

If you’re ready to step into a leadership role with a meaningful impact and stable work environment, we’d love to connect.

Director of Pharmacy - USA, Lewiston ID - $126,796 - $167,315

Director of Pharmacy

USA, Lewiston ID

$126,796 - $167,315

Job Description

$20,000 Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Assistance Available

We recognize that our patients deserve qualified, engaged, and competent healthcare professionals. And we know that our healthcare professionals deserve a working environment that is safe, leaders who are visible and supportive, and opportunities to grow and develop in their chosen disciplines. The heart of St. Joe’s is in its people, making our hospital a family that only the best is invited to join. If you feel that your skills and compassion fit with our vision for healthcare, we invite you to apply today.

Primary Duties

·        Coordinate services of Pharmacy through open and active communication with the medical staff, nursing staff and other hospital staff via individual contact as well as active participation on the following committees: Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Opiate Stewardship, and Medication Safety. You will fulfill these responsibilities through personal actions, proper delegation to competent individuals on staff, and collaborative efforts with other healthcare professionals.

·        Review, revise, monitor and institute policies and procedures as needed to maintain and improve the delivery of pharmaceutical care.

·        Prepare annual budget, project budget increases secondary to new therapeutic agents, and monitor the department’s operations so that the department may stay within budgetary guidelines.

·        Administer personnel functions within the department such as performance evaluations/salary actions, counseling/disciplinary action as required, staffing schedules, and staff development.

·        Assure that proper records and documentation are maintained as required by law and hospital policy, as represented by the following: Narcotic control, tax-free alcohol documents, purchasing and receiving documents, quality assurance documents, JCAHO documents.

·        Assist with the distributive and clinical functions within the department

·        Responsible to coordinate and adhere to inventory management and supply chain initiatives in collaboration with Material Management.

Minimum Requirements

·        Must be a graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy

·        Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Idaho

·        Current BLS

·        Prefer a minimum of five (5) years of hospital pharmacy experience, three (3) years minimum of which are supervisory or management experience.

Work Conditions/Hours

Normal hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. However, schedules may vary in accordance with business necessity.  Normal office working conditions.

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position. While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

Department Goals & Objectives:

·        Short Tem Vision: continue to improve on communication to provide a transparent working environment where people feel appreciated and empowered to do the best work possible

·        Long Tem Vision: direct a pharmacy comprised of high-performing individuals who are empowered to provide the best pharmaceutical care possible for the patient’s our hospital serves

Current System(s): Medi-tech, Microsoft Office Suite, Mosaic, ePARS, PMP, PolicySTAT, Omnicell

Mandatory / Must Have Criteria:

·        Motivated and not afraid of work and larger projects

·        Strong operational and clinical background

·        Collaborative with staff members as many have been delegated duties and are excited about their opportunities

·        Not afraid to drive accountability across a department

·        Strong business background

·        Takes initiative to learn independently

Opportunities the New Hire Will Get to Work on, i.e., build, expansion, projects, etc.:

·        Build Med Rec Tech Position,

·        Delegate and work closely with a cross-trained and motivated staff who want a team environment

·        Complete build of outpatient Pharmacy Diabetes Program already in the works

·        Rebuild a Pharmacy Module within an EHR

·        Develop quality policy and procedures

·        Implement best practice standards across several operational areas within the pharmacy

·        Change remote pharmacy service provider and implement plan of succession from Medi-star to Pipeline