SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE - 60004745

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• SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE - 60004745
• Date: Oct 29, 2026

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• Requisition No: 877998
• Agency: Children and Families
• Working Title: SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE - 60004745
• Pay Plan: SES
• Position Number: 60004745
• Salary: $6,153.85 Bi-Weekly
• Posting Closing Date: 11/15/2026
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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 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

Evaluates patients in the Emergency Room providing care ranging from routine or minor to critical, i.e., cardiac arrest and severe head trauma. Patients that are best handled in general referral hospitals are stabilized first, then transferred after consultation with the appropriate specialist.

• Admits patients to the medical ward after doing comprehensive evaluations.
• Acts as consultant in problematic cases in other units.
• Leads the Code Blue Team in treating critically ill patients hospital-wide.
• Teaches nursing and ancillary staff the proper use of medical equipment, treatment procedures and general health care.
• Serves as active member of different hospital medical committees.
• Screens for potential health problems.
• Performs physical examinations on new employees.
• Write transfer summaries for patients discharged from the medical unit (Unit 31)
• Provides treatment of patients in the medical ward (Unit 31) until discharge criteria are satisfactory.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position

• Demonstrates diagnostic competence by utilizing appropriate physical and psychiatric examinations based on current ICD 9/DSM IV criteria within the time frames and guidelines specified in the DCF/FSH policies.
• Chooses treatment based on current National Standards of Medical and Psychiatric care, on admission and when indicated by changes in the resident’s condition.

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.

Benefits

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.

Benefits

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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:

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.

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• Location: CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL, US, 32324
• Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee
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