Nurse Practitioner
Mc Lean, Virginia, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Correctional Medicine
Salary $60.00 – $65.00 hourly
Degree Required Other
Position Type Full-Time Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment Inpatient
Location 45802, Lima, Ohio, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 8/19/24
Job Title : Correctional/Nurse Practitioner
Location : Marysville, OH 43040
Duration : 06 Months to Long Term
Shift: 08:00 PM to 04:00 PM (Mon to Fri)

Job Responsibilities

Job Duties: 
•    Monitors progress of and intervenes in the course of chronic illnesses, using ODRC policies and protocols for guidance.
•    Inoculates or vaccinates against communicable diseases & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute and chronically ill patients & performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.
•    Performs routine physical exams of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnoses new conditions.
•    Evaluates patients for the necessity of specialty referral consultations inside or outside the institution & reviews said consult reports for the recommendations, approving or disapproving accordingly.
•    Orders & reviews the results of laboratory, x-ray, & other diagnostic testing as appropriate.
•    With the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), facilitates the completion of medical reclassification & requests for non-formulary medications as necessary.
•    Performs routine & emergency medical care of patients as scheduled.
•    Examines, diagnoses & treats patients within scope of practice, as identified by the State of Ohio Nursing Board, as applicable.
•    Conducts rounds on infirmary patients as deemed appropriate by the CMO.
•    Writes up medical information gathered during patient interviews according to ODRC Office of Correctional Healthcare guidelines, policies, protocols & related American.
•    Correctional Association standards currently in practice, documenting all assessments & diagnostic impressions, as well as any other treatment plans & follow-up parameters.
•    Cooperates with CMO medical quality oversight & accept suggestions, redirection, and guidance.

Qualifications

Experience and License: 
•    Searching for a family or adult-gerontology nurse practitioner licensed to work in Ohio with at least one year of working NP experience in a primary care setting or hospital medicine to provide on-site primary care services on a full-time basis to the female population at this correctional facility. 
•    Active Nurse Practitioner License for the state of Ohio.
•    BLS or CPR Certificate. 
•    DEA Certification.

Working Hours

Shift: 08:00 PM to 04:00 PM  (Mon to Fri)

Skills

Correction or Correctional