Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture that offers excellent career growth opportunities. At Wellpath, you'll have the chance to make a significant impact in the lives of the underserved.

Responsibilities

• Offers comprehensive medical services to incarcerated patients under the supervision of the Site Medical Director and other site physicians.
• Ensures necessary documentation of services is provided to the Site Medical Director or designee for monitoring clinical services.
• Communicates scheduling changes to the Medical Director and H.S.A. and makes arrangements for coverage of medical services if unavailable for an extended period of time.
• Conducts routine and emergency medical care for inmates, including chronic care clinics, infirmary rounds, and emergency treatment on-site.
• Adheres to established policies and procedures for medical care, including documentation in SOAP format, adherence to formulary regimens, and utilizing available in-house resources for treatment.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions, while also reporting any concerns or questions to the Medical Director or Health Services Administrator.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy in accordance with accepted practices for incarcerated individuals.
• Provides input into facility mandatory committees as requested.

Qualifications & Requirements

• A graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• An advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Prior medical/surgical and/or emergency/trauma experience and corrections experience is preferred.
• Patience and tact to deal with the inmate patient population and ability to work effectively in the corrections environment.
• Scheduling flexibility to rotate hours and shifts, and be called during emergency situations to provide coverage.
• Must have and maintain current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state of employment.
• Must have and maintain current CPR certification.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k.
• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching.
• Company paid life insurance.
• Tax-free Health Spending Accounts (HSA).
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts.
• PREFERRED banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans.
• Discounted rates for preferred banking partnerships.