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Nurse Practitioner - Correctional

Nurse Practitioner - Correctional

A-Line Staffing SolutionsDayton, OH, US
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A-Line Staffing is now hiring a Nurse Practitioner working in corrections in Dayton, OH!! The Position would be working for a great company and has career growth potential. If you think this Nurse Practitioner position is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply to this posting! – Kyle Gregory

This would be part time or full time / 40+ hours per week. - Must be available to work 1st shift Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm

Pay Rate : 65.00 - 70.00 Per hour

Compensation

Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment and include health, optical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance

  • A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates

Highlights

  • This position is a contract assignment with potential to hire on permanently based upon attendance, performance, and business needs
  • The required availability for this position is Must be available to work 1st shift Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm
  • Responsibilities

    Description :

    JOB DUTIES IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE (These duties are illustrative only. Incumbents may perform some or all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.)

  • Creates & implements patient care plans and performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure : a. Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness. b. Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions. c. Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients. d. Completes discharge planning / follow-up care for clients / patients / youth / inmates with chronic care and / or medical issues. e. Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows. f. Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting. g. Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing. h. Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.
  • Maintains required medical records : a. Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards. b. Documents assessments & diagnostic impressions including treatment plans & follow up parameters. c. Cooperates monthly with institutional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or agency equivalent for medical quality oversight.
  • Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.
  • Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings : a. Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer. b. Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting. c. Attends quarterly medical meetings. d. Serves as resource for patients & families utilizing areas of clinical expertise & provides advice regarding health maintenance & promotion & identifies health risk factors. e. Attends in-services & / or other continuing education offerings relative to growth & development as nurse practitioner.
  • MAJOR WORKER CHARACTERISTICS :

    Knowledge of skilled registered nursing procedures; advanced nurse practices; HIPAA regulations; state & federal regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing; human relations; employee training & development; health care services & program management; counseling; interviewing. Skill in use of equipment (e.g., surgical equipment, ophthalmoscope, stethoscope, BP cuff, EKG machine, otoscope, reflex hammer); operation of personal computer. Ability to handle sensitive telephone & face-to-face inquiries & contacts with general public; possess strong clinical base in order to make judgments & decisions regarding patient care & treatment; deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables; define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions; gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things; understand & follow philosophies, policies & procedures of facility; establish & maintain positive rapport with patients, patients' families, nursing & other department & / or agency staff; maintain confidentiality of information. (

  • )Developed after employment.
  • MINIMUM CLASS QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT :

    Valid license as Registered Nurse; completion of Nurse Practitioner program & certified by Ohio Board of Nursing for advanced practice with valid certificate of authority & certificate to prescribe in accordance with ORC 4723.

    TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED TO REM AIN IN THE CLASSIFICATION AFTER EMPLOYMENT :

    Must obtain Drug Enforcement Agency number for scheduled drugs within 1 month of employment. Must satisfy all requirements to maintain licensure.

    UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS :

    Works in a secure institutional, facility or correctional setting & exposed to unpredictable behavior of violent inmate patients; works shifts, weekends & holidays.

    Requirements

  • Clear active NP License in State of Ohio
  • Searching for a candidate with at least one year of NP work experience in primary care and / or hospital medicine

    If you think this Nurse Practitioner position is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply to this posting! – Kyle Gregory

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