Nurse Practitioner/ APRN Part time (8 hrs/week)
Position Summary
Provides medical services to incarcerated population. Utilizes professional medical skills to meet a variety of health care needs, with ambulatory and primary care as a focus. Provides a broad range of medical services to the facility including assessment, identification and treatment of medical (acute and/or chronic) concerns, health education to patients, and illness and injury prevention. Performs paraprofessional medical services of an advanced technical nature to the inmate population as appropriate. Prepares written prescription orders for drugs; administers medication and injections; sutures wounds and provides wound care. Coordinates with other health care employees in the delivery of care. Orders medications for patients following licensure authority in coordination with company and facility guidelines. Utilizes EMR for charting in a format as designated to document pertinent patient information in chronological order in the health record.
Job Requirements
- State Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license/ NP certification required at start date
- State DEA required at start date
- Certification Current CPR certification required at start date
Education
- Graduate of college/university Advanced Practice Registered Nurse program
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- 1-2 years clinical experience preferred