Physician Medical Director

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. • Annapolis, MD

6d • $150 - $170 • Onsite

About The Position

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) has been in operation since 1986 and is a private, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional health care practice. PCM provides comprehensive medical & mental health care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout the states of PA, MD, NY, FL, NH & OH. 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.

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 Maryland.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible.
• Maintain current DEA
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level