Job Description
Coverage Needed
- Start Date: 06/01/2026
- End Date: 12/05/2026
- Schedule: 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week
Clinical Details
- Role: Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Setting: Correctional facility
- The Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner under the supervision of the facility physician, provides advanced nursing services and patient care in the facility's medical program to inmates/residents
- The successful applicant should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to include, but not limited to, executing physician's orders, dispensing, and administering medications and performing examinations and treatment of patients; perform a variety of procedures and treatments
- Order, interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs
- Record physical findings, formulate prognosis based on patient's condition, and discuss case with physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan
- Recommend drugs and other forms of treatment within the scope of licensure
- Monitor inmate/resident inpatient hospitalizations and ensure early release whenever appropriate
- Verify the cleanliness of equipment and work area through own efforts and supervision.
- Assist with monitoring he provision of all required contractual services
- Maintain a good working relationship with facility staff, nursing staff, contract providers and outside provider agencies
- Utilize established corporate, facility and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions, but use sound independent judgment in meeting the responsibilities and performing the duties of the position
- Regularly evaluate the provision of medical services to prevent the inappropriate use or duplication of those services
- Maintain absolute security and confidentiality of all medical records. Review medical files to determine all provided services are documented
- Closely monitor all potential catastrophic illnesses
- Recommend methods of improving operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of health-related services
- Audit pharmacy use for adherence to formulary, as directed or required
- Comply with all applicable pharmacy laws, especially those covering controlled substances
- Observe and record inmate/resident behavior
- Accept on call status
- Provide health counseling and health education on individual or group basis, as required
- Read, analyze, comprehend, and interpret medical and technical procedures, governmental regulations, legal and non-legal documents, including the processing of such documents as medical instructions, commitment orders, summons and other legal writs
- Review, process and respond (via corporate counsel) to lawsuits; attend court hearings, when necessary; conduct research of charts; review status of inmates/residents with serious health problems for completion of all necessary intervention and treatment
- Communicate effectively and coherently to administration, staff, inmates/residents, visitors and the general public, particularly in situations requiring tact, diplomacy, understanding, fairness, firmness and good judgment
- Attend scheduled staff meetings, promote communications and the proper flow of relevant information in the medical unit
- Participate in multi-disciplinary committee meetings to promote and monitor quality of healthcare services
- Engage in functions in confined areas including working rotating shifts and physically checking the doors windows and other areas to verify they are secure
- Evaluate and recommend physical safety requirements necessary to provide a safe working environment for both patients and staff
Requirements
- One (1) year of professional nursing experience.
- Education: Graduate from an accredited college or university's nursing program with a degree
- Licensure: Current licensure and/or certification as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with training in family practice in the state of employment
- Board certified or eligible
- BLS required
- Certifications: Valid driver's license
- Language: Proficiency in English (Read, Write, Speak)
- U.S. Citizenship, social security card & Driver's License required for facility clearance.
