Job Title: Family Nurse Practitioner (Corrections)

Pay: $65-$70 an hr | Bi-weekly

Job Type:

• Onsite in Chillicothe OH 45601

Shift Options:

• The preferred schedule is five 8-hour shifts/week (no evenings, weekends, or holidays), but there is some flexibility with the schedule and start/end times based on operational needs.

Family Nurse Practitioner Overview:

• 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

Family Nurse Practitioner Qualifications:

• Must be either 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 services full-time to the male population at this correctional facility.

Family Nurse Practitioner Benefits:

• Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment and include health, optical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance.
• A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in this position, please apply OR submit your resume to:

Saw Hlaing | shlaing@alinestaffing.com | 412-790-5425