Nurse Practitioner-PRN

Essential Functions

• Perform problem-focused, individualized medical assessments.
• Be physically on-site at assigned correctional facility(s) on a regular basis.
• Document dates and times of provided site coverage by logging hours into online payroll system.
• Provide 24/7 on-call phone services.
• Provide backup call for other facilities as needed.
• Personally examine patients as needed.
• The expectation is that you stay on-site until all patients that need to be seen are seen.
• Presume medication (including narcotics) and treatment within your prescriptive authority, as appropriate in your professional medical judgement, and without regard to cost.
• Prescribe medication for the appropriate duration of time, as determined by your professional medical judgement.
• Review patient medical records, as appropriate.
• Sign off on orders, as appropriate.
• Comply with the correctional facility’s policies and procedures, unless doing so would be counter to common sense.
• If a determination is made that off-site care would be more appropriate for the patient, work with medical staff to send the patient off site or make appointments.

Qualifications

• A valid medical license (MD, DO, NP, PA) in the state in which services are to be provided is required.
• A current Board Certification is required.
• A current DEA registration is required.
• A current collaborative agreement, if required by state, is required.
• Experience in a primary care specialty, corrections, and/or managed health care delivery is required.
• A valid driver’s license and ability to drive a motor vehicle are required.
• A Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training is required.