Physician / Medical Director - Part Time - Monticello, NY - Correctional Health Care

Company: PrimeCare Medical, Inc.
Location: Monticello
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

Correctional Medicine opening in Monticello, New York. This and other physician jobs brought to you by DocCafe.com

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, WV, NY, FL & 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 appreciative patient population.
We are currently looking for a -Part Time - Physician / Medical Director to join our team and provide on-site medical care at the -Sullivan County Jail in Monticello, NY.
This is a flexible Part-Time position, thus requiring a minimum of 4 hours of on-site care per week -
Some important key points:
Hourly compensation is negotiable and commensurate based on experience.Shift differentials provider on 2nd & 3rd shift weekdays; as well as 1st, 2nd, & 3rd shift weekends.Generous PTO & Sick leavepackage provided to all of our PRN & Part-Time employee's.
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 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.
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  This position is exciting and fast paced, and as such we must have someone who is able to multi-task well and has excellent time management skills. They must also have the ability to work independently and be comfortable with making patient diagnosis on their own.
  
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