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Staff Physician Assistant (Full-Time - Rochester, NY - IM)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician Assistant
Specialty Internal Medicine
Degree Required MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Clinic/Private Practice
Location 14614, Rochester, New York, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 3/15/19
Company & Position Introduction:

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) has been in operation since 1986. We’re a private, physician founded correctional healthcare practice. PCM provides comprehensive healthcare services to over 70 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout 5 different states in the Northeastern US.

We are currently looking for an on-site Staff Physician Assistant to join our team, and provide medical care at the Monroe Correctional Facility medical department.

This position offers exceptional scheduling flexibility!

To quickly summary some key points:
  • Salaries are negotiable and commensurate based on experience;
  • Full family healthcare & retirement benefits are included;
  • Company paid liability insurance (including tail) is provided;
  • Generous vacation plan included;
  • Annual licensure & CME reimbursement available; and
  • Much more.
Job Description:
In this role the Physician Assistant will be performing physical examinations on all newly incarcerated inmates/patients, as well as evaluating sick inmates and presenting your observations to the attending physician.You will be responsible for performing a variety of duties such as suturing and administering injections and medications, drawing blood samples, and evaluate of diagnostic findings. Other responsibilities will include:
  • Ensuring complete, accurate and timely medical entries are made for each inmate/patient contact.
  • Providing counseling and education on common medical problems.
  • Performing histories and physicals on all newly committed inmates/patients in accordance with NCCHC/ACA Standards, facility requirements, and PCM policies and procedures.
  • Complying with standards of care in accordance with NCCHC/ACA and accepted healthcare standards.
  • Developing and conducting in-service education programs according to annual in-service calendar, as assigned by PCM Medical Director and/or Administrator.
  • Reviewing inmate/patient records to determine health status and initiate necessary treatment.
  • Screening inmate/patient sick call requests to determine appropriate follow up care.
  • Evaluating inmate/patients at sick call for common complaints.
  • Ordering appropriate laboratory tests and X-rays.
  • Ordering specialty consultations when indicated.
  • Providing other services as required at the request of the PCM Medical Director and/or Administrator.
  • Providing ongoing, continuous care for inmates/patients with chronic medical problems such as asthma, hypertension, and diabetes.
  • Collecting specimens for, and carrying out commonly performed blood, urine, and stool analyses and cultures.
  • Evaluating and initiating treatment in emergency situations such as cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, hemorrhage, burns, and injuries.
  • Prescribing therapeutic modalities such as medications and diets in accordance with regulations.
Qualifications:
This position is exciting and fast paced, and as such we must have someone who is able to multi-task well and has excellent time management skills. They must also have the ability to work independently and be comfortable with making patient diagnosis on their own. Other requirements for this position include:
  • Licensed to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of New York.
  • Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible.
  • Maintain current DEA number.
  • Maintain current Driver’s License.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are vital.
  • Strong clinical skills are a must.

Company Overview:
PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) has been in operation since 1986. We’re a private, physician founded correctional healthcare practice. PCM provides comprehensive healthcare services to over 70 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout 5 different states in the Northeastern US.

We’re committed to managing and reducing risk in correctional healthcare by providing cost-effective quality healthcare management, continuously improving the standards of care and striving for national accreditation for all facilities. Dedicated to correctional healthcare, PCM prides itself on our strong client relationships, as well as effective and efficient management of healthcare services. These attributes continue to be the hallmark of our success. With new contracts established regularly, opportunities for development and advancement are ample.

Correctional medicine is a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for today’s medical professional in that it provides the ability to truly utilize all of your learned medical skills and knowledge on a daily basis. Correctional healthcare is the perfect hybrid of Primary Care and Urgent/Emergency Care medicine, serving an often underserved and extremely diverse patient population. Correctional healthcare also provides unrivaled scheduling flexibility and moldability around your lifestyle, with little to no weekend requirements

PCM utilizes a proprietary EMR system customized to our practice, and specifically designed for correctional healthcare. Said technology is user-friendly, intuitive, and always available. At PCM, we’re dedicated to your long-term success and foster this by providing individually catered training to every one of our physicians. We teach you how to document in real-time and tactfully structure our call requirements, to ensure that you’re life outside of your career is focused on the things that truly matter.

To learn more about why PrimeCare Medical, Inc. is the best choice for top-quality correctional healthcare, please apply today to schedule a phone interview. We’re ready to speak with you about joining our PrimeCare Medical family!