Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

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 in accordance with established policy and state guidelines.
• Ensures necessary documentation of services is provided to the Site Medical Director or designee.
• Communicates scheduling changes to the Medical Director and H.S.A.
• Maintains confidentiality and provides input into facility committees as requested.
• Conducts exams, chronic care clinics, and infirmary rounds.
• Maintains accurate and legible progress note documentation in SOAP format and adheres to formulary guidelines.
• Responds to emergencies and makes logical decisions regarding non-formulary drugs or off-site referrals.
• Supports existing policies and procedures for admission, transfer, and specialty consultant referrals.

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 to 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.

Qualifications

• 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 home and auto loans.
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans.