Physician - PRN

Correctional MedicineIncludes callNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$250-$325/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, benefits and time off.

Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

  • Job Location: Garfield County Detention Center - OK - Enid, OK 73701
  • Position Type: Part Time
  • Education Level: Graduate Degree
  • Salary Range: $250.00 - $325.00 Hourly
  • Travel Percentage: None
  • Job Shift: Day
  • Job Category: PhysicianSUMMARY: 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.

Key Responsibilities

Perform individualized medical assessments and provide on-site care for patients within a correctional facility. Responsibilities include prescribing medications, reviewing medical records, and providing 24/7 on-call phone services.

Requirements

Requires a valid medical license (MD, DO, NP, or PA), Board Certification, and DEA registration. Candidates must have experience in primary care or corrections and hold a current BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Medical AssessmentPatient ExaminationPrescription ManagementMedical Record ReviewCorrectional HealthcareEmergency CarePatient Monitoring

Correctional Medicine — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.6
Better work-life than 40% of Correctional Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 92 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Enid

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$159k
Typical market rent
$1,150/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
84.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Enid, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Advanced Correctional Healthcare

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Franklin, Tennessee
201-500 employees