Physician/Medical Director
About The Position
PCM Correctional Healthcare Inc. (PCM) is a privately owned, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice established in 1986. PCM delivers comprehensive medical, mental health, and dental care services to over 70 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers across Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Hampshire, and Florida. Correctional healthcare offers a unique, challenging, and rewarding opportunity for medical professionals to utilize their full range of skills and knowledge daily, blending Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine to serve an under-served, diverse, and appreciative patient population. PCM is seeking a Part-Time Physician/Medical Director to provide on-site medical care at the Flagler County Detention Center in Bunnell, FL. This role offers significant flexibility, requiring only 4-6 hours of on-site care per week, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours (approximately 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM).
Requirements
- 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 State of Florida.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible.
- Maintain current DEA number and eligible to prescribe medications in Florida.
- Maintain active BLS (i.e., CPR) certification.
- Maintain current Driver’s License.
Nice To Haves
- Specialty training preferred in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Correctional Medicine, and/or Urgent Care.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
- Focus time on the more seriously chronically ill patients at the facility & provide support/guidance to the mid-level provider.
Benefits
- Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided
- Part-time PTO package provided
- Partial annual licensure reimbursement available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
