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Primary Care Physician - Per Diem

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Job Description

Job Details: Job Location: MD, Baltimore - Baltimore Central Booking - Baltimore, MD, Position Type: Per Diem, Education Level: Professional Degree, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: As Needed, Job Category: Medical Physician & Advanced Practice Provider, Centurion is proud to be the provider of comprehensive healthcare services to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. We are currently seeking a Per-diem Primary Care Physician at Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center in Baltimore, MD. The Primary Care Physician provides medical assessments and evaluations, provides treatment for emergent, urgent, and routine medical issues, provides and supervises medical treatment for chronic medical conditions, and participates in organizational initiatives to help prevent diseases and injuries of patients in a correctional setting. The Primary Care Physician works under the direction of the Site Medical Director and/or the Statewide Medical Director and collaborates with the Health Services Administrator to ensure that efficient and clinically appropriate medical services are provided. Centurion Health contracts with state and local governments nationwide to provide comprehensive healthcare services to correctional facilities, state hospitals, and other community settings. Our dedication to making a difference and our passionate team of the best and the brightest healthcare employees has made us one of the leaders of the correctional health industry. Whether you are driven by purpose and impact or on a journey of professional growth, our opportunities can offer both. Some of the unique benefits of correctional healthcare include:

  • A clinically interesting, diverse patient population in a secure and structured setting
  • Exciting and rewarding career in one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare
  • Freedom from insurance, coding and reimbursement hassles
  • Ability to make a real difference to a diverse and underserved population! Qualifications: Qualifications:
  • Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school required
  • Active and unrestricted MD/DO license or the ability to obtain one required
  • Board Certified/Eligible in FM/IM/EM Primary Care required
  • Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and (CDS) registration
  • Correctional Healthcare experience preferred not required
  • Ability to pass credentialing and background check

Key Responsibilities

The Primary Care Physician provides medical assessments, evaluations, and treatment for emergent, urgent, and chronic medical conditions within a correctional facility. They collaborate with medical leadership and administrative staff to ensure the delivery of efficient and clinically appropriate healthcare services.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a medical degree (MD or DO) and possess an active, unrestricted license to practice in Maryland. Board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine is required, along with current DEA and CDS registrations.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License (preferred)Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Clinical treatmentChronic condition managementPatient evaluationDisease preventionMedical documentationCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician - Per Diem at Centurion Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 19,888 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 56% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
61%
Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
39%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,238 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Baltimore

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,802/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Centurion Health

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Benefits & Perks

Freedom from insurance, coding and reimbursement hassles
Diverse patient population
Secure and structured setting