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Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including :
Why Us
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.
How you make a difference
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) CT offers a comprehensive range of medical services to incarcerated patients.They operate in accordance with established protocols, state guidelines, and under the supervision of the site Medical Director and other site Physicians.In addition toprovidingnecessary medical care, they also document their services and communicate any scheduling changes or need for coverage to theappropriate parties.
Key Responsibilities
Conducts on-site chronic care clinics and sick call, as well as infirmary rounds as established by Site Medical Director, Health ServicesAdministratorordesignee.
Providesemergency treatment and responds to codes or health emergencies within standard guidelines.
Prescribes and documents patient care in adherence to existing policies and procedures,utilizingavailable in-house resources before off-site referral, if possible.
Maintainspatient confidentiality and privacyin accordance withaccepted practices for incarcerated individuals.
Communicates with Medical Director or Health Services Administratorregardingpatient care goals, lack ofappropriate referrals, or necessary nursing or medical interventions. Additionally,providesinput into facility mandatory committees asrequested.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
A graduate of an accredited school of nursing
An advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
Experience
Prior medical / surgical and / or emergency / trauma experience and corrections experience is preferred.
Must have the patience and tact to deal with the inmate patient population and ability to work effectively in the corrections environment.
Scheduling flexibility is also required to be able to rotate hours and shifts, if needed, and to be called during emergency situations to provide coverage.
Licenses / Certifications
Must have andmaintaincurrent licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state of employment.
Must have andmaintaincurrent CPR certification.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.
We celebrate a variety of backgrounds 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.
We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
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