Physician-Part-Time

Location-Dekalb County Jail, Dekalb, IL

Shift- (2.5) Hours EW

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

• Must possess a current state license in the state in which services are to be provided (MD, DO, Nurse Practitioner, Physician’s Assistant) 

• Current DEA registration (not applicable to NPs or PAs) 

• Must have a current collaborative agreement (not applicable to MDs or DOs) 

• Experience in a primary care specialty, corrections, and/or managed health care delivery 

• Must be able to drive a motor vehicle. 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training 

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. is proud to have been awarded the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Ethics in 2019, and to be certified in 2021 by Fortune Magazine as a Great Place to Work for the sixth consecutive year! 

Position: Psychiatrist

Facility: Peoria County Jail

Location: Peoria, IL

Hours: 3 hours per week flexible

JOB DESCRIPTION

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, the industry leader in providing quality medical care, mental health care and business services to correctional facilities, has an excellent opportunity for a Psychiatrist at the Peoria County Jail located in Peoria, IL.

The qualified candidate will provide primary care services to the detainee population in a correctional medical environment.  You’ll work as part of a team, along with support and corrections staffs, where communication and cooperation are the keys to success.

You’ll see patients with advanced psychiatric conditions, provide medication management and on-call support, all in a flexible schedule designed to help you maintain a good work/life balance.  There are no practice management hassles or 3^rd party billing issues.

In return for your expertise, ACH will provide a competitive salary, paid time off, medical malpractice insurance and other benefits.

If you’re looking for a company who will recognize and reward your desire to take ownership of your work, your team mentality, and your ability to think on your feet, then ACH is the company for you.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Currently licensed to practice medicine in the state of hire

Board certified or board eligible

Current DEA registration

Current CPR certification

This position requires a background check

One on-site visit of approximately 3 hours every week

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