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Nurse Practitioner - Full time

Wellpath · Woodstock, IL · 2 wk ago
HealthcareFull-time

About the role

Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture and excellent career growth opportunities. Make a difference every day in the lives of underserved patients while enjoying autonomy in a warm team environment and robust growth and training programs.

How you make a difference

The Nurse Practitioner (NP), under the supervision of the Site Medical Director and other site Physicians, offers a comprehensive range of medical services to incarcerated patients in accordance with established policy and state guidelines. They ensure necessary documentation of services is provided to the Site Medical Director or designee to monitor the provision of clinical services. Additionally, they communicate scheduling changes to the Medical Director and H.S.A. and make arrangements for coverage of medical services if unavailable for an extended period of time.

Responsibilities

  • 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

  • Education: A graduate of an accredited school of nursing; an advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
  • Experience: Prior medical/surgical and/or emergency/trauma experience and corrections experience is preferred.
  • Must have the patience and tact to deal with the inmate patient population and ability to work effectively in the corrections environment.
  • Scheduling flexibility is also required to be able to rotate hours and shifts, if needed, and to be called during emergency situations to provide coverage.
  • Licenses/Certifications: Must have and maintain current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state of employment; must have and maintain current CPR certification.
  • This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

Schedule

  • Full-time position working 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Benefits

  • 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.

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