Nurse Practitioner

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Job description

Why Wellpath:

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.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

About this role:

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides a range of medical services to patients under the supervision of the Site Medical Director and other physicians. They adhere to established policies and procedures and state guidelines and obtain a collaborative agreement with the physician or Medical Director. The NP also provides required documentation of services, notifies the Medical Director and H.S.A. regarding changes in schedule coverage, and assists in arranging coverage of medical services.

What you bring to the table:

Education

Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing; Advanced Degree in an approved and Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program

Experience

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

Licenses/Certifications

Unrestricted and Current License, Certification, or Registration in State of practice
Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
Current lifesaving BLS and PALS (where applicable) certification through AHA
What you will do:
Conducts on-site chronic care clinics and sick call as established by Site Medical Director, Health Services Administrator, or designee.
Provides emergency treatment on-site and responds appropriately in urgent or emergency situations.
Prescribes a planned regimen of total patient care, which is adequate, problem-oriented, and appropriate to the needs of the patient.
Supports standards of medical care through adherence to existing policies and procedures.
Reports any doubts or questions regarding the lack of appropriate referrals, nursing or medical intervention necessary for the realization of established patient goals to the Medical Director or Health Services Administrator for disposition.
What you bring to the table:

Education

Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing; Advanced Degree in an approved and Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program

Experience

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

Licenses/Certifications

Unrestricted and Current License, Certification, or Registration in State of practice
Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
Current 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.

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