Physician - PT 1 Hour Every 3 Weeks

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Pittsfield (IL); On-site; USD 344,000 - 413,000; Part time

Job summary

Pike County Jail in Pittsfield, IL is seeking a part-time physician (MD, DO, NP, or PA) to deliver medical and behavioral health care within the facility. The role requires on-site presence, rapid clinical assessment, and adherence to facility policies.

The physician will document hours, provide 24/7 on-call services, and manage prescriptions within professional judgement. A graduate medical degree, board certification, and DEA registration are required. Travel negligible.

Qualifications

• Valid medical license in the state where services are provided.
• Current Board Certification.
• Current DEA registration.
• Collaborative agreement if required by state.
• Experience in primary care, corrections, or managed health care delivery.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a motor vehicle.
• BLS certification; hands-on training required.

Responsibilities

• Perform problem-focused, individualized medical assessments.
• Be on-site at the correctional facility on a regular basis.
• Document dates and times of provided site coverage in the payroll system.
• Provide 24/7 on-call phone services.
• Prescribe medication and treatment within prescriptive authority.
• Review patient medical records and sign off on orders.
• Coordinate off-site care when appropriate with medical staff.

Skills

Clinical assessment

On-site presence

Prescription authority

Medical documentation

On-call duties

Patient care

BLS (cert)

Education

Graduate Degree

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Pike County Jail - IL - Pittsfield, IL 62363, Position Type: Part Time, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Salary Range: $250.00 - $300.00 Hourly, 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.