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Full 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 or Physician Assistant works under the direct supervision of the Health Services Administrator, Program Manager, or higher medical professional. They assist the Physician in all medical care and treatment of the inmate population, including behavioral health disorders. The role includes coordinating the patient plan of care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in compliance with all agency, local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
What you bring to the table:
Education
- Completion of a master’s program in nursing (NPs) or an accredited education program for PAs
Experience
- Previous correctional/detention facility experience
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience
Licenses/Certifications
- Unrestricted current license, certification or registration in state of practice – must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.
- Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
- Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS and PALS (where applicable) certification through AHA
What you will do:
- Respond to and deliver care according to protocols and procedures.
- Evaluate and treat patients for acute care and emergency medicine complaints based on standardized procedures and protocols.
- Consult with a physician for conditions outside protocol parameters and identify patients who require transfer to an Emergency Department.
- Assess patients’ medical, traumatic, and psychiatric issues and document all findings using the S.O.A.P method and EMR.
- Participate in Quality Management and Peer Review activities, attend administrative meetings, and provide clinical support for other services as needed.
What you bring to the table:
Education
- Completion of a master’s program in nursing (NPs) or an accredited education program for PAs
Experience
- Previous correctional/detention facility experience
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience
Licenses/Certifications
- Unrestricted current license, certification or registration in state of practice – must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.
- Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
- Current (and must maintain) 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.