Position: Physician / Medical Director

Employer/Recruiter: Corporate Hiring Solutions Inc. (CoHires)
Location: Tompkins County, New York
Employment Type: Contract / Part-Time Medical Director
On-Site Commitment: Minimum 6 hours per week across at least 2 days
On-Call Requirement: 24/7/365 emergency clinical consultation
Industry: Correctional Healthcare / Public Health / Healthcare Services

Corporate Hiring Solutions Inc. (CoHires) is seeking a highly qualified Physician / Medical Director to provide comprehensive clinical leadership and medical oversight for a correctional healthcare program serving incarcerated individuals in a county correctional facility in Tompkins County, New York.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Medical Director, Correctional Medicine Physician, Jail Physician, Family Medicine Physician, Internal Medicine Physician, Emergency Medicine Physician, or Addiction Medicine Physician with demonstrated experience working in a correctional or secure healthcare environment.

The successful candidate will provide hands-on clinical care, medical direction, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, medication management, nursing supervision, and emergency consultation while ensuring healthcare services meet applicable New York State Commission of Correction (NYS SCOC) Minimum Standards, 7 NYCRR Part 7010, and applicable federal and New York State requirements.

Position Overview

The Physician/Medical Director will serve as the senior clinical authority for the correctional healthcare program. The physician will provide direct patient care while overseeing clinical operations, nursing staff, medication management, chronic disease care, emergency response, specialty referrals, medical documentation, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working within a secure correctional environment and balancing clinical decision-making with facility security, custody operations, patient rights, and public-sector requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care & Medical Oversight

• Provide regularly scheduled on-site sick calls, physical examinations, chronic care clinics, and urgent clinical evaluations.
• Conduct and oversee medical evaluations of incarcerated individuals.
• Review and sign off on medical intake screenings and required health appraisals.
• Manage acute and chronic medical conditions using evidence-based clinical practices.
• Provide ongoing care for conditions including, but not limited to, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, HIV, Hepatitis C, and other chronic illnesses.
• Evaluate medical emergencies and determine when EMS activation, emergency department evaluation, hospitalization, or off-site medical care is required.
• Coordinate specialty referrals, diagnostic services, hospitalizations, and discharge planning.
• Promote continuity of care between correctional healthcare services and community healthcare providers.

Correctional Medicine & Jail Healthcare

• Serve as the designated Medical Director for correctional healthcare operations.
• Apply knowledge of jail medicine, correctional healthcare delivery, incarcerated patient populations, and secure healthcare environments.
• Ensure clinical practices and medical documentation comply with NYS SCOC Minimum Standards, 7 NYCRR Part 7010.
• Develop and maintain medical protocols, standing orders, clinical pathways, and emergency procedures.
• Work collaboratively with custody staff, jail administration, nursing, mental health, dental services, and external healthcare providers.
• Maintain a professional approach to situations where clinical needs and correctional security considerations intersect.

Medication Management & MAT/MOUD

• Provide clinical leadership for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) / Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).
• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust appropriate medications for patients with opioid use disorder.
• Support evidence-based treatment involving medications such as buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone/Vivitrol