Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

About the position

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, FL, NY, & NH. 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 truly appreciative patient population. We are currently looking for a Part Time or PRN, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team and provide on-site medical care at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson, MD. Shifts availability is based off staffing needs and majority of openings are on weekends 7a-7p with some 11p-7a shifts.

Responsibilities

• Performing physical examinations on all newly incarcerated inmates/patients.
• Evaluating sick inmates/patients and presenting observations to the attending physician.
• Performing a variety of duties such as suturing and administering injections and medications, drawing blood samples, and evaluating 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.

Requirements

• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience in provider position.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant program.
• 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.

Benefits

• Hourly rate range is offered for each shift with shift differential. Varies for weekends shifts also. $60.00 -$70.00 per hour.
• Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided.
• Eligible to accrue 'sick and safe' leave benefits under Maryland’s Healthy Working Families Act (i.e., MDSSL). MDSSL accrues 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.