SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE SUPV - 60034717

Requisition No: 866977 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE SUPV - 60034717

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60034717 

Salary:  $6,153.85 Bi-Weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 12/23/2025 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission is to “work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.”

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Senior Physician – Primary Care Supervisor within Clinical Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This is advanced professional work supervising and directing employees. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports. Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).
• Provides leadership, consultation, guidance and training to the medical and psychiatric staff to ensure quality of treatment and care. This mission is accomplished by the supervision of the physician's work product in the form of completeness, and quality of the examination, the appropriateness of diagnostic formulation and the adequacy of the treatment plan design. Special attention is focused on the appropriate use of non-psychotropic medication, emergency treatment orders, justification for medical restraints orders and appropriateness of referrals to consultants and community medical facilities for testing, treatment and management.
• Ensure that medical and psychiatric clinical programs are implemented and performed in compliance and conformity with applicable plans, standards, rules, regulations and policies established by the Hospital, Department, State and Federal Government.
• Evaluates the performance of each physician and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner through staff contact, resident contact and medical records and charts. Monitors their compliance with Quality Management guidelines.
• Serves on the Medical Panel of Consultants and acts as a resource person to the hospital, the Courts, District, Program Office and other agencies. Provides assistance within the Hospital as needed on all matters requiring medical/psychiatric knowledge.
• Establishes service-specific clinical procedures/protocols/guidelines so that any resident problems are rapidly identified and corrected. Participates in the appropriate review process for correction of all clinical problems. Provides input into the decision making in all matters pertaining to resident care.
• Develops specific duties and responsibilities of each member of the medical staff within the assigned service and monitors the performance of each. Schedules physicians time in order to provide continuity of care.
• Serves in Committees as assigned by the Professional Clinical Staff and Executive Committee including but not limited to: Credentials Committee which interviews and validates the credentials of each medical/psychiatric applicant; Executive Committee to review all pertinent clinical matters and assist in making corrective measures and recommendations for improvement of clinical services; Mortality/Surgical Committee to review deaths and pathology reports; and Infection Control.
• Provides hands-on medical services to residents at Florida State Hospital as needed. Services will include comprehensive physical examination, establishment of a diagnosis and the prescription of appropriate treatment and/or medication; make rounds to follow the progress, with suitable documentation of the individual residents in their care; request a second opinion in all cases of medical doubt or difficulty. Complete documentation requirements in accordance with applicable rules, regulations, operating procedures, guidelines and other required standards.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• The position requires certification in CPR, ACT/Mandt, Infection Control, and Customer Service, Obtain all OSHA requirements annually.   
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. with use of Safety-T-Belt, prolonged sitting/standing, bending, reaching, and stooping may be required.   
• Ability to walk extended distances across campus.   
• Intervention with combative individuals may be required.   
• Some driving may be required. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Licensure as a physician pursuant to Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of medicine; or 
• Licensure as an osteopathic physician pursuant to Chapter 459, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of osteopathic medicine; or 
• Certification by a recognized board in a medical specialty area can substitute for the required experience. 

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety:

• Include the supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities, as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of responding to qualifying questions and entering work history.
• If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

• Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.
• For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS).  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

RETIREE NOTICE If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.