Physician Medical Director
Listed compensation
$250k-$300k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) has been in operation since 1986. We are a private, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional health care practice.
PCM provides comprehensive medical & mental health care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout the states of PA, MD, NY, FL, NH & OH.
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 appreciative patient population.
We are looking for a Full Time Physician / Medical Director to provider on-site service in the medical department at facilities through our Maryland State. Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis, MD; Ordnance Road Detention Center in Glen Burnie, MD; Kent County Detention Center in Chestertown, MD; and Cecil County Detention Center in Elkton, MD.
Weekly schedule is Monday - Friday normal business hours. In addition a company fleet vehicle will be provided!
Benefits
Professional Care believes in offering a competitive compensation and benefits package to all their employees! Standard benefits for full-time employees include:
Salaries are negotiable and commensurate based on experience. rate range: $250,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year
Family health care offered (i. e., medical / prescription / dental / vision).
Company-paid life insurance provided & additional insurance benefits offered.
Retirement benefits offered (i. e., 401k with discretionary company match).
Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided.
Paid time off will accrue for a maximum accrual of fourteen (14) days (or 112 hours) per year. In addition, you will also receive six (6) floating holidays, pro-rated within your first year of employment as dictated by your effective hire date.
You are also eligible to accrue sick and safe leave benefits under Maryland’s Healthy Working Families Act (i. e., MDSSL). MDSSL accrues at a rate of one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours of straight time worked, for a maximum annual accrual of sixty-four (64) hours.
- Annual licensure reimbursement offered.
- Unlimited company-paid CME technology provided, and more.
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.
Requirements
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 Maryland.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible.
- Maintain current DEA
Maintain active BLS (i. e. CPR) certification.
Maintain current Driver’s License
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Director is responsible for the clinical management of the medical health program and providing direct medical care to inmates. They will supervise medical staff, ensure compliance with NCCHC/ACA standards, and collaborate on medication formulary management.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$275k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $262k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Medical Director at PrimeCare Medical a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 20,644 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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