Nurse Practitioner (NP)

at  Wellpath

Compensation Range: $90.85 - $90.85 / hour

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
How you make a difference:
As a Nurse Practitioner, you will provide medical care and treatment to the inmate population under the direct supervision of the Health Services Administrator (HSA), Program Manager (PM), or higher medical professional, and assist the Physician in addressing behavioral health disorders and other medical conditions. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans while ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations at the agency, local, state, and federal levels. Your responsibilities will include coordinating patient care, providing ongoing evaluation and treatment, and documenting findings using established methods.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide medical care and treatment to inmates by holding daily sick call, carrying out physicians’ orders, and performing minor surgical procedures, annual physical exams, and appropriate laboratory studies.
• Recognize and treat non-psychotic behavioral health disorders pharmacologically as indicated, and collaborate with the Psychiatrist to provide ongoing care for patients on maintenance doses of non-psychotic medications.
• Identify medical emergencies and provide appropriate emergency care, arrange for patient transfer as needed, and coordinate patient admissions to the OHU and develop treatment plans with nursing staff.
• Ensure confidentiality of persons served health information, document all findings using the S.O.A.P.E. method, and provide discharge planning as required.
• Participate in Quality Management and Peer Review activities, attend quarterly Quality Management meetings, and successfully complete and continue practice of the OneCare team’s educational program, Medical Provider Training for Prescribing Mental Health Drugs.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Completion of a master’s program in nursing (NPs) or an accredited education program for PAs

Experience

• Previous correctional/detention facility experience
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted current license, certification, or registration in state of practice - must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS and PALS (where applicable) certification through AHA

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Provide medical care and treatment to inmates by holding daily sick call, carrying out physicians’ orders, and performing minor surgical procedures, annual physical exams, and appropriate laboratory studies.
• Recognize and treat non-psychotic behavioral health disorders pharmacologically as indicated, and collaborate with the Psychiatrist to provide ongoing care for patients on maintenance doses of non-psychotic medications.
• Identify medical emergencies and provide appropriate emergency care, arrange for patient transfer as needed, and coordinate patient admissions to the OHU and develop treatment plans with nursing staff.
• Ensure confidentiality of persons served health information, document all findings using the S.O.A.P.E. method, and provide discharge planning as required.
• Participate in Quality Management and Peer Review activities, attend quarterly Quality Management meetings, and successfully complete and continue practice of the OneCare team’s educational program, Medical Provider Training for Prescribing Mental Health Drugs