Physician / Medical Director

Correctional Medicine 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$280k-$320k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

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 appreciative patient population.

We are looking for a Full Time Physician / Medical Director to provider on-site service in the medical department throughout multiple county level correctional facilities in the Capital Region in New York. This position is Monday - Friday normal business hours.

Facilities in This Region Are the Following

  • Schenectady County Jail in Schenectady, NY;
  • Rensselaer County Jail in Troy, NY;
  • Montgomery County Jail in Fultonville, NY;
  • Saratoga County Correctional Facility in Ballston Spa, NY;
  • Schoharie County Jail in Howes Cave, NY;
  • Greene County Jail in Coxsackie, NY; and
  • Fulton County Correctional Facility in Johnstown, NY.

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: $280,000.00 - $320,000.00 per year

Company fleet vehicle, gas card and ezpass if required,

Single/Family health care offered (i. e., medical / prescription / dental / vision).

  • Company-paid life insurance provided.
  • Elective life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits offered.

Retirement benefits offered (i. e., 401k with discretionary company match).

Company-paid malpractice liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided.

Paid time off will accrue for a maximum accrual of fifteen (15) days (or 120 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 the New York State Sick Leave Law (i. e., NYSSL). NYSSL accrues at a rate of one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours of straight time worked, for a maximum annual accrual of fifty-six (56) hours.

  • Annual licensure reimbursement provided.
  • Unlimited company-paid CME technology provided, and more.
  • For a full job description, please click here: primecaremedical.com

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 the State of New York.
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible.
  • Maintain current DEA number and eligible to prescribe medications in New York state.

Maintain active BLS (i. e., CPR) certification.

Maintain current Driver’s License.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will provide comprehensive medical and mental health care services to patients across multiple county-level correctional facilities. This role involves delivering a hybrid of primary, urgent, emergency, and addiction medicine services on-site.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Medical diagnosisPatient careClinical leadershipPrescribing medicationBLS certification

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician / Medical Director at Professional Care Medical Practice, P.C a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Correctional Medicine — ranked against 90 active Correctional Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Correctional Medicine — Physician Career Context

Professional Care Medical Practice, P.C holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 31 active listings.

Correctional Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$300k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $278k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Correctional Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 90 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Schenectady

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k≈ 1.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,503/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Professional Care Medical Practice, P.C

Hospitals and Health Care
Harrisburg, PA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Company fleet vehicle, gas card and ezpass if required
Single/Family health care offered (medical/prescription/dental/vision)
Company-paid life insurance
Elective life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits
Retirement benefits (401k with discretionary company match)
Company-paid malpractice liability insurance (including tail coverage)
Paid time off (15 days per year)
6 floating holidays