Physician - Part Time

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Mount Vernon (MO); On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Physician to deliver high-quality medical care at correctional facilities. This role involves performing medical assessments, prescribing treatments, and ensuring compliance with facility policies. The ideal candidate will have a valid medical license and relevant experience in corrections or primary care.

Qualifications

• Valid medical license (MD, DO, NP, PA) required.
• Current Board Certification and DEA registration needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform individualized medical assessments at correctional facilities.
• Provide 24/7 on-call phone services and backup call as needed.
• Prescribe medication and treatment based on professional judgment.

Skills

Primary Care

Corrections

Managed Healthcare Delivery

Education

Graduate Degree

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Lawrence County Jail - MO - Mt. Vernon, MO

Position Type: Part Time

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Salary Range: $275.00 - $300.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Up to 100%

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Physician

Description

SUMMARY: Our associates deliver a higher standard of business services to support medical care and behavioral health care. We maintain professionalism, integrity, and commitment as we solve problems and make lives easier.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform problem-focused, individualized medical assessments.
• Be physically on-site at assigned correctional facility(s) on a regular basis.
• Document dates and times of site coverage by logging hours into the online payroll system.
• Provide 24/7 on-call phone services.
• Provide backup call for other facilities as needed.
• Personally examine patients as needed, staying on-site until all patients are seen.
• Prescribe medication (including narcotics) and treatment within your professional medical judgement, considering factors like adverse reactions, interactions, substance abuse issues, mental health, allergies, pain, vital signs, contraindications, and drug monitoring. Prescribe for appropriate durations.
• Review patient medical records as appropriate.
• Sign off on orders, as appropriate.
• Comply with correctional facility policies and procedures unless they conflict with common sense.
• If off-site care is more appropriate, coordinate with medical staff to send the patient or make appointments, understanding this can be overruled by the Sheriff/Jailer.
• Attend at least one ACH medical conference per year.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Valid medical license (MD, DO, NP, PA) in the state of service.
• Current Board Certification.
• Current DEA registration.
• Current collaborative agreement if required by state.
• Experience in primary care, corrections, or managed healthcare delivery.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification with hands-on training.