Physician - PRN

Advanced Correctional Healthcare; Eutaw (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Correctional Healthcare seeks an on-site physician for Greene County Jail Annex (Eutaw, AL). The role requires delivering medical care within a correctional setting, documenting visits, and being on-site for patient coverage.

The physician will prescript medications per clinical judgement, review records, and coordinate with jail medical staff for off-site referrals when appropriate, staying until all patients are seen.

Qualifications

• Valid medical license in the state where services are provided.
• Current Board Certification required.
• Current DEA registration required.
• Collaborative agreement if state requires it.

Responsibilities

• Perform problem-focused medical assessments.
• Be on-site at correctional facility(s) regularly.
• Document dates and times of site coverage in payroll system.
• Provide 24/7 on-call phone services.
• Examine patients on-site and remain until seen.
• Prescribe medications and treatment per medical judgement.
• Review patient records and sign off on orders.
• Refer off-site care when appropriate in coordination with medical staff.

Skills

BLS Certification

DEA Registration

Medical License (MD/DO/NP/PA)

Education

Graduate Degree

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Greene County Jail Annex - AL - Eutaw, AL 35462, Position Type: PRN, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Travel Percentage: Negligible, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Physician, 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.
• Must document dates and times of provided site coverage by logging hours into online payroll system.
• Provide 24/7 on-call phone services.
• Provide back up call for other facilities as needed.
• Personally, examine patients as needed. The expectation is that you stay on-site until all patients that need to be seen are seen.
• Prescribe medication (including narcotics) and treatment within your prescriptive authority, as appropriate in your professional medical judgement, and without regard to cost. When prescribing, you should be mindful of things such as, but not limited to, medication adverse reactions, medication interactions, substance abuse issues, mental health disorders, comorbidities, allergies, pain level, vital signs, contraindications, drug monitoring, etc. in the context of the individual patient. You should prescribe medication for the appropriate duration of time, as determined by your professional medical judgement.
• Review patient medical records, as appropriate
• Sign off on orders, as appropriate.
• Comply with the correctional facility’s policies and procedures, unless doing so would be counter to common sense.
• If a determination is made that off-site care would be more appropriate for the patient, work with medical staff to send the patient off site or make appointments with the understanding that this can be overruled by the Sheriff/Jailer
• Endeavor to attend a minimum of 1 ACH medical conference per year.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Valid medical license (MD, DO, NP, PA) in the state in which services are to be provided is required.
• Current Board Certification required.
• Current DEA registration required.
• Current collaborative agreement, if required by state.
• Experience in a primary care specialty, corrections, and/or managed health care delivery required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a motor vehicle required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training required.