Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. • Towson, MD

5h • Onsite

About The Position

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) has been in operation since 1986, providing comprehensive medical, mental health, and dental care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers across PA, MD, FL, NY, and NH. PCM is a privately owned, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice. Correctional health care offers a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for medical professionals to utilize their skills in a hybrid environment of Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine, serving an under-served, diverse, and appreciative patient population. The company is currently seeking a Part Time or PRN Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide on-site medical care at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson, MD. This position is exciting and fast-paced, requiring someone who can multi-task well, has excellent time management skills, can work independently, and is comfortable making patient diagnoses on their own.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant program
• Minimum Two (2) years of experience working as a NP or PA-C
• Board Certified
• Licensed to practice Medicine in the Maryland
• Maintain current DEA license
• Maintain active BLS (i.e. CPR) certification
• Maintain current Driver’s License

Responsibilities

• Performing physical examinations on all newly incarcerated inmates/patients
• Evaluating sick inmates/patients, and present your observations to the attending physician
• Performing a variety of duties such as suturing and administering injections and medications
• Drawing blood samples
• Evaluate of diagnostic findings
• 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

Benefits

• Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided
• Eligibility to accrue “sick and safe” leave benefits under Maryland’s Healthy Working Families Act (i.e., MDSSL) at a rate of one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours of straight time worked, for a maximum annual accrual of sixty-four (64) hours
• Unlimited company-paid CME technology provided

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees