Physician/Medical Director - Part Time - Elkton, MD

Company: PrimeCare Medical, Inc.
Location: Elkton
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

Correctional Medicine opening in Elkton, Maryland. This and other physician jobs brought to you by DocCafe

PrimeCare Medical of NY, Inc. (PCM), recruiting on behalf of Professional Care Medical Practice PC, has been in operation since 1986. We're a privately owned, physician founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice.
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PCM provides comprehensive medical & mental health care services to over 70 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout 5 different states in the Northeastern US (PA, MD, FL, NY, & NH). -
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Correctional medicine 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. Correctional health care is the perfect hybrid of Primary Care, Urgent Care, and Emergency Medicine; serving an often underserved and extremely diverse patient population. Correctional healthcare also provides unrivaled scheduling flexibility and moldability around your lifestyle!
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We are currently looking for a Part-Time, Physician/Medical Director to join our team in the medical department at the Cecil County Detention Center in Elkton, MD.
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This position offers exceptional scheduling flexibility and requires only 8 hours of on-site medical care per week, Monday's - Friday's. -Weekly hours are normally worked during normal business hours; however, there is a high degree of flexibility available. As such, we can accommodate around almost any schedule!
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To quickly summary some key points:

• Hourly compensation negotiable and commensurate based on experience;
• Company paid liability insurance (including tail) is provided;
• Part-time Maryland Sick & Safe leave package included; and
• Partial annual licensure reimbursement available.
  -Job Description:
  
  • 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 work days 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.
    
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