Nurse Practitioner Correctional Facility Lima OH
cTrace Solutions has a great opportunity! We are looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner . SIGN ON BONUS: $200 Come Join Our Team!
Perks & Benefits for the Nurse Practitioner :
$82hour DOE AND Amazing Bonus Structure (signon and referral bonuses available)
Opportunity to opt into a 401K program
shift: either 4 days 10hrs or 5 days 8 hrs depending on the needs.
Health and Dental benefits offered
Requirements of the Nurse Practitioner:
OH NP License and CPR/BLS
Drug Enforcement Administration certification.
Responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner :
- 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 xray & other diagnostic testing as appropriate
- With the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) facilitates the completion of medical reclassification & requests for nonformulary 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 & followup parameters
- Cooperates with CMO medical quality oversight & accept suggestions redirection and guidance