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Physician/Medical Director - Part Time - McElhattan, PA
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Correctional Medicine
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location 58 Pine Mountain Rd, McElhattan, Pennsylvania, 17748, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 5/27/23

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) has been in operation since 1986. We are a private, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional health care practice.

PCM provides comprehensive medical & mental health care services to over 70 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers; throughout the states of PA, MD, NY, NH, & FL.

Correctional medicine is a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for today’s medical professional in that it provides the ability to truly utilize all your learned medical skills and knowledge daily. Correctional health care is the perfect hybrid of Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine; serving an underserved and extremely diverse patient population.

We are currently looking for a Part-Time, Physician/Medical Director to join our team in the medical departments at the Clinton County Correctional Facility in McElhattan, PA.

This position only requires 2-4 hour per week on-site, Monday's – Friday's (i.e. no weekends)! Weekly hours are normally worked during normal business hours; however, there is some flexibility available.

To quickly summary some key points:

· Hourly compensation is negotiable and commensurate based on experience,

· Company-paid liability insurance (including tail) provided,

· Annual licensure reimbursement offered, and more.

Job Description:

· Provide service to the inmate/patient population while utilizing current, acceptable standards of medical practice.

· Assume responsibility for clinical management of the medical health program in accordance with NCCHC/ACA Standards, as well as PCM policies and procedures.

· Services to be provided on scheduled workdays according to standards and times mutually agreeable to physician, facility administration, and PCM.

· Provide medical treatment to confined inmates/patients, when applicable.

· Provide medical consultation to all professionals (i.e., physicians/mid-level providers/nursing) within the unit.

· Oversee and supervise all medical clinical services provided.

· Ensure complete, accurate and timely medical entries are made for each inmate/patient contact.

· Available for consultation and/or emergency medical coverage via phone call.

· Work collaboratively and supervise clinical activities of fellow physicians and medical staff while on duty.

· Evaluate all inmates/patients referred with medical health concerns for presence, or absence, of mental illness and refer to mental health accordingly.

· Refer inmates/patients as necessary to appropriate medical facilities when appropriate.

· Work collaboratively with pharmacy to evaluate and approve all medications and other medicinal preparations, which comprise the facility formulary.

· Establish and monitor standards of care provided by physicians, psychologist and nurses in accordance with NCCHC/ACA and accepted medical standards.