The services will be performed at the Miami Job Corps Center – a 300 student residential training facility located at 3050 NW 183rd St Miami Gardens, FL 33056, This position is Part time working 6 hours a week 

Education and Experience: 

• Qualified candidates must hold an active license to practice as a Physician in the state of Florida.
• Must possess at least one year of non-internship post-graduation experience in a similar setting with license. 
• At least one year of experience working with youth / adolescents.

These services include: 

A. The development, implementation, and monitoring of the total center health and wellness program, to help students become and stay employed, including: 

• Advising the Center Director and Wellness Services staff on all medical and health related matters. This shall include staffing requirements; the advisability of medical separations, including the furnishing of diagnosis, prognosis, and recommendations for future care; the utilization and cost of services; the personalization of patient care; and any other health areas deemed appropriate by the Center Physician and the Center Director. 

• Consulting with center staff on ordering, accounting for, and safeguarding health equipment, supplies, and medications. 

• With due regard for Job Corps requirements, the Center Physician will prioritize health needs and set program direction accordingly. To accomplish this, the Center Physician should confer with the health and wellness manager (HWM), the center dentist, and center mental health consultant (CMHC), and meet with the Center Director or administrative officer on a monthly basis to review policies and expenditures for that period and establish restraints, if necessary, to stay within budgetary guidelines. The Center Physician may involve the regional health consultants in this process, if needed. 

• Developing a system to promote the coordination and integration of the health components (medical, oral health, mental health, environmental health, and health education) with other center activities. This will be done in cooperation with the HWM, center dentist, and CMHC. 

• Providing advice and assistance to health education instructors on the implementation of the health and wellness program and promoting health and wellness outside the clinic walls (i.e., out on center) to enhance employability of the total student population. 

• Ensuring the maintenance, confidentiality, and safeguarding of all health records. 

• Issuing and maintaining signed and dated Health Care Guidelines for medical care in accordance with PRH requirements and applicable state practice laws. 

• Staying current on Job Corps policies and procedures via frequent communication with the center's HWM and review of the Job Corps health and wellness website. 

B. Providing direct medical services to students, including: 

• A cursory medical inspection for each student within the first 48 hours after arrival on center, and a definitive medical examination and health history using Job Corps approved history and physical forms of each student, within 14 days of arrival on center. The medical examination will include the interpretation of all routine laboratory tests. Although much of this work may be delegated, the Center Physician maintains the ultimate responsibility for the quality of work performed. 

• Diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury, including the Center Physician's availability on center for acute illness and injury visits. 

• Arrangements for preventive immunizations and detection and control of communicable diseases as specified in PRH-6: Appendix 601 and TAG B: Immunization and Communicable Disease Control. 

• Provision of all necessary referrals for specialist and institutional care and assisting in reviewing follow up information from such off center referrals. 

• Providing a system of 24-hour emergency back-up coverage/referral. 

OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL 

In the performance of the above duties and responsibilities, the Physician: 

A. Agrees to maintain malpractice insurance to cover the professional services to students, with limits consistent with the medical service industry, but in no case less than $1 million per occurrence. 

B. Agrees to make no public statements regarding its activities under this Subcontract, or to disclose any information regarding Job Corps students or Job Corps activities without prior written approval of the Center Director or his/her designated representative. Unauthorized release of student records is a federal crime punishable by fine and/or imprisonment. 

C. Shall be responsible for finding and arranging for a professionally qualified replacement/substitute during temporary periods of absence of more than one calendar week. 

D. Shall be personally and financially liable for the cost of any patient referral outside the Center without prior written approval of the Center Director. 

E. Certifies its intent to comply with all equal employment opportunity practices and affirmative action policies as required by law and agrees not to discriminate against any student, employee and/or contractor because of race, religion, color, gender, age or national origin. 

F. Shall provide current copies of all professional licenses, certifications and professional liability insurance documents required by the Center. 
G. Agrees that all research projects and/or publications relating to Job Corps health activities will first be cleared through the National Office of Job Corps, Washington, D.C. 

OBLIGATIONS OF THE CENTER 

To support the Physician Services in the performance of its duties under this Subcontract, the Center shall: 

A. Provide an on-Center office area and required non-expendable equipment and expendable to effectively operate the Wellness program. 

B. Provide all USDOL Job Corps guidelines, handbooks, etc., required to operate the Job Corps Wellness Services Program. . 

Adams and Associates, Inc. reserves the right to reject any bids and select the bid deemed most responsible. Bidders should be aware of bid requirements for federally funded projects and act accordingly. 

Bidders are placed on notice that this is a competitive bid process and cost is an important fact. Overall low bid does not constitute bid award.