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Physician/Medical Director - Full Time (Eagleville, PA)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Correctional Medicine
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location 60 Eagleville Road, Eagleville, Pennsylvania, 19403, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 12/04/21

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (i.e. PCM) has been in operation since 1986. We are a privately owned, physician founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice.

PCM provides comprehensive medical, mental health, & dental care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout the states of PA, MD, WV, NY, & NH; and were voted one of the Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies of 2019, 2020 &2021 by the Central PA Business Journal!

Correctional health care 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. It is the perfect hybrid of Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine; providing care to an under-served, diverse, and appreciative patient population.

We are currently looking for a Full-Time, Physician/Medical Director to join our team and provide on-site medical care at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Eagleville, PA.

This is a very flexible full-time position, requiring 40 hours of on-site medical care per week, Monday - Friday during normal business hours (i.e., ~8:00a- 4:30p).

Some important key points:

· Salaries are negotiable and commensurate based on experience.

· Company-paid family health care offered (i.e., medical/dental/vision).

· Company-paid life insurance provided & additional insurance benefits offered.

· Retirement benefits offered (i.e., 401k with discretionary company match).

· Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided.

· Generous PTO/Vacation & Floating Holiday package provided.

· Annual licensure reimbursement offered.

· Unlimited company-paid CME technology provided, and more.

Job Description: 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. Primary job responsibilities include:

· 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.

Qualifications:

· Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine, specialty training preferred in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Correctional Medicine, and/or Urgent Care.

· Licensed to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvnaia.

· Board Certified or Board Eligible.

· Maintain current DEA number and eligible to prescribe medications in Pennsylvania.

· Buprenorphine Waiver/X-Waiver required (or willing to obtain in advance of starting).

· Willing to serve a Collaborating/Supervising Physician for team of exceptional mid-level providers.

· Maintain active BLS certification.

· Maintain current Driver’s License.

Company Overview / Summary:

PCM is committed to managing and reducing risk in correctional health care by providing cost-effective quality health care management, continuously improving the standards of care and striving for national accreditation for all facilities.

Dedicated to correctional health care, PCM prides itself on our strong client relationships, as well as effective and efficient management of health care services. These attributes continue to be the hallmark of our success. With new health care contracts established regularly, opportunities for advancement and development are ample.

PCM utilizes a proprietary EMR system, customized to our practice and specifically designed for correctional health care. Said technology is user-friendly, intuitive, and reliable. Furthermore, we are dedicated to your long-term success and foster this by providing individually catered training to every one of our Physician's. 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 matter the most to you.

To learn why PrimeCare Medical, Inc. is The Choice for Quality Correctional Healthcare, please apply today and schedule a phone interview. We can’t wait to hear from you and look forward to speaking with you about joining our PrimeCare family!