Physician Assistant - Part Time - Schenectady, NY
Company: PrimeCare Medical, Inc.
Location: Schenectady
Posted on: May 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Correctional Medicine opening in Schenectady, New York. This and
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Professional Care Medical Practices PC ("Professional Care") is a
private, physician founded, nationally accredited correctional
health care practice.
Professional Care provides comprehensive medical & mental health
care services in the state of New York.
Correctional health care is a unique, challenging, and exciting
opportunity for today's medical professional in that it provides
the ability to truly utilize all of your learned medical skills and
knowledge on a daily basis. It is the perfect hybrid of Primary
Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine;
providing care to an under-served, diverse, and truly appreciative
patient population.
We are currently looking for a -Part-Time, Nurse Practitioner or
Physician Assistant -to join our team and provide on-site medical
care at the Schenectady County Jail in Schenectady, NY.
This 16-24 -hour/week position, Monday's - Friday's, Weekly hours
are scheduled during normal business hours (i.e., -8:00am -
4:30pm). No weekends or holidays! -
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-Quickly summary some key points:
Job Description:
In this role the NP / PA will be performing physical examinations
on all newly incarcerated inmates/patients, as well as evaluating
sick inmates/patients, and present your observations to the
attending physician.
You will be responsible for performing a variety of duties such as
suturing and administering injections and medications, drawing
blood samples, and evaluate of diagnostic findings. Other
responsibilities will include:
Ensuring complete, accurate and timely medical entries are made for
each inmate/patient contact.Providing counseling and education on
common medical problems.Performing histories and physicals on all
newly committed inmates/patients in accordance with NCCHC/ACA
Standards, facility requirements, and PCM policies and
procedures.Complying with standards of care in accordance with
NCCHC/ACA and accepted healthcare standards.Developing and
conducting in-service education programs according to annual
in-service calendar, as assigned by PCM Medical Director and/or
Administrator.Reviewing inmate/patient records to determine health
status and initiate necessary treatment.Screening inmate/patient
sick call requests to determine appropriate follow up
care.Evaluating inmate/patients at sick call for common
complaints.Ordering appropriate laboratory tests and
X-rays.Ordering specialty consultations when indicated.Providing
other services as required at the request of the PCM Medical
Director and/or Administrator.Providing ongoing, continuous care
for inmates/patients with chronic medical problems such as asthma,
hypertension, and diabetes.Collecting specimens for and carrying
out commonly performed blood, urine, and stool analyses and
cultures.Evaluating and initiating treatment in emergency
situations such as cardiac arrest, respiratory distress,
hemorrhage, burns, and injuries.Prescribing therapeutic modalities
such as medications and diets in accordance with regulations.
This position is exciting and fast paced, and as such we must have
someone who is able to multi-task well and has excellent time
management skills. They must also have the ability to work
independently and be comfortable with making patient diagnosis on
their own.
Company Overview:
Professional Care is committed to managing and reducing risk in
correctional health care by providing cost-effective quality health
care management, continuously improving the standards of care and
striving for national accreditation for all facilities.
Dedicated to correctional health care, Professional Care prides
itself on our strong client relationships, as well as effective and
efficient management of health care services. These attributes
continue to be the hallmark of our success. - -With new health care
contracts established regularly, opportunities for advancement and
development are ample.
PCM utilizes a proprietary EMR system, customized to our practice
and specifically designed for correctional health care. Said
technology is user-friendly, intuitive, and reliable. Furthermore,
we are dedicated to your long-term success and foster this by
providing individually catered training to every one of our NP's. -
-We teach you how to document in real-time and tactfully structure
our call requirements; to ensure that you're life outside of your
career is focused on the things that matter the most to you.
To learn why Professional Care Medical Practice PC is The -Choice
for Quality Correctional Healthcare, please apply today and
schedule a phone interview. - -We can't wait to hear from you and
look forward to speaking with you about joining our PrimeCare
family!
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