PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (i.e., PCM), has been in operation since 1986. We’re a privately owned, physician founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice.

PCM provides comprehensive medical & mental health care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout 5 different states in the Northeastern US (PA, MD, FL NY, & NH).

Correctional medicine is a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for today’s medical professional in that it provides the ability to truly utilize all your learned medical skills and knowledge on a daily basis. Correctional health care is the perfect hybrid of Primary Care, Urgent Care, Addiction Medicine, and Emergency Medicine; serving an often underserved and extremely diverse patient population. Correctional healthcare also provides unrivaled scheduling flexibility and moldability around your lifestyle!

We are currently looking for a Part-Time, Physician/Medical Director to join our team in the medical departments at the Merrimack County Department of Corrections in Boscawen, NH.

This position offers scheduling flexibility and requires only 8 hours of on-site physician care per week. Weekly hours are normally worked Monday – Friday, during normal business hours;

To quickly summary some key points

• Hourly compensation negotiable and commensurate based on experience;
• Company paid liability insurance (including tail) is provided;
• Part-time PTO package included; and
• Partial annual licensure reimbursement available.

Job Description:

• Provide service to the inmate/patient population while utilizing current, acceptable standards of medical practice.
• Assume responsibility for clinical management of the medical health program in accordance with NCCHC/ACA Standards, as well as PCM policies and procedures.
• Services to be provided on scheduled workdays according to standards and times mutually agreeable to physician, facility administration, and PCM.
• Provide medical treatment to confined inmates/patients, when applicable.
• Provide medical consultation to all professionals (i.e., physicians/mid-level providers/nursing) within the unit.
• Oversee and supervise all medical clinical services provided.
• Ensure complete, accurate and timely medical entries are made for each inmate/patient contact.
• Available for consultation and/or emergency medical coverage via phone call.
• Work collaboratively and supervise clinical activities of fellow physicians and medical staff while on duty.
• Evaluate all inmates/patients referred with medical health concerns for presence, or absence, of mental illness and refer to mental health accordingly.
• Refer inmates/patients as necessary to appropriate medical facilities when appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with pharmacy to evaluate and approve all medications and other medicinal preparations, which comprise the facility formulary.
• Establish and monitor standards of care provided by physicians, psychologist and nurses in accordance with NCCHC/ACA and accepted medical standards.

• Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine, specialty training preferred in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Correctional Medicine, and/or Urgent Care.
• Licensed to practice Medicine in the State of New Hampshire.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible.
• Maintain current DEA number and eligible to prescribe medications in New Hampshire.
• Maintain active BLS (i.e., CPR) certification.
• Maintain current Driver’s License.