Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) is seeking a Full-Time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide on-site medical care at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson, MD for the night shift. PCM has been operating since 1986 and is a privately owned, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice. We provide comprehensive medical, mental health, and dental care services to correctional facilities across multiple states. Correctional healthcare offers a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for medical professionals to utilize their skills daily, providing care to an under-served, diverse, and appreciative patient population. This role is fast-paced and requires the ability to multi-task well, possess excellent time management skills, and be comfortable making independent patient diagnoses.
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 presenting observations to the attending physician.
- Performing duties such as suturing, administering injections and medications, and drawing blood samples.
- Evaluating diagnostic findings.
- Ensuring complete, accurate, and timely medical entries 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 as assigned.
- 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
- Single and Family health care offered (medical / prescription / dental / vision).
- Retirement benefits offered (401k with discretionary company match).
- Generous PTO package provided (maximum accrual of nine (9) days or 72 hours per year).
- Six (6) floating holidays, pro-rated within your first year of employment.
- Eligible to accrue sick and safe leave benefits under Maryland’s Healthy Working Families Act (MDSSL).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
