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Physician - PT 1 Hour Every 3 Weeks

Part-time

Advanced Correctional Healthcare

Pittsfield, ILPart-time$250–300/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$250–300/hr
Location
Pittsfield, IL
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Medical LicenseCurrent Board CertificationCurrent DEA RegistrationBasic Life Support CertificationDoctorateValid Driver's License

Job overview

The physician provides medical care at assigned correctional facilities, including individualized assessments, examinations, prescribing, and review of patient records. The role includes on-site coverage, 24/7 on-call phone services, and coordination of off-site care when appropriate. Candidates must hold a valid state medical license, current board certification and DEA registration, and meet the listed experience and certification requirements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Medical AssessmentPatient ExaminationMedication PrescribingMedical Record ReviewOff-Site Care Coordination

Qualifications

Valid Medical LicenseCurrent Board CertificationCurrent DEA RegistrationCollaborative AgreementPrimary Care, Corrections, or Managed Care ExperienceValid Driver's LicenseBasic Life Support CertificationHands-on Training

Full job description

Salary Range $250.00 - $300.00 Hourly

Position Type Part Time

Job Shift Day

Education Level Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage Negligible

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.

  • 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.

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