Nurse Practitioner - FCI Herlong
Nurse Practitioner - FCI Herlong
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$ 56 - 60
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Job Description
Nurse Practitioner
Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Herlong
Work Location
Bureau of Prisons
Federal Correctional Institution Herlong
741925 Herlong Access Rd A25
Herlong CA 96113
- Citizenship Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Clearance Requirements: National Background Check with Inquires Fingerprints and Drug Screen.
- Type of Employment: FullTime 40 hours per week.
- Estimate Pay: $56.00 to $60.00/hour.
- Paid Time Off per Year: Up to 80hours per year occurring on day one.
- Sick Leave per Year: Up to 56hours per year occurring on day one.
- Paid Federal Holidays: Eleven 11 Paid Federal Holidays
Working Hours
Nurse Practitioner will normally work Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:30pm with a 30minute unpaid lunch break no more than 40 hours a week.
Qualifications
- Hold a graduate or higherlevel degree in nursing from an accredited educational program. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
- Have successfully passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
- Maintain status as a licensed nurse practitioner including completion of all requirements for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and recertification.
- Must proof of current active full and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States.
- Must be CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified in accordance with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
- Must have a current ACLS certification
- One year of experience providing midlevel provider services in emergency care acute care ambulatory/outpatient care psychiatric care and/or medical/surgical care
**Copies of all certifications and resume must be forwarded with your application to
Attire
Nurse Practitioner is expected to wear professional clothing while on duty (scrub uniforms are approved). The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the contractor will be performing. The Nurse Practitioner is prohibited from wearing khaki or green clothing of any type as this is the color clothing the Adults in Custody (AIC) population wear.
Duties and Responsibilities
All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the field of Nurse Practitioner services and compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations. The Nurse Practitioner shall adhere to all standards and regulations associated with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and American Correctional Association Foundation/Core Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions. The Nurse Practitioners performance shall be monitored by the Contracting Officers Representative (COR). The Nurse Practitioner must have the ability to work with an inmate population from a variety of cultural regional racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Nurse Practitioner shall be responsible for but is not limited to:
- Provide diagnostic therapeutic and preventive health care services for the inmate population.
- Conduct medical histories examine patients and order and interpret laboratory tests xray and other diagnostic testing.
- Diagnosis and treat patients in an efficient timely and professional manner provide treatment plans and prescribe medications utilizing the Bureau of Prisons formulary.
- Clinically manage injuries by suturing splinting and immobilizing
- Attend to medical emergencies
- Record progress notes recommend clinically necessary outside consultation instruct and counsel and order or carry out therapy
- Emergency consultation to be performed by the contractor in instances where deemed necessary. Perform minor surgery utilizing local anesthesia during consultation visits
- Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning instituting evaluating and revising program plans
- Assists in determining conditions resources and policies essential to delivery of the health care services
- Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical emotional or mental problems
- Manages the daily operation of the clinic and conducts daily sick call; which may include securing health histories from the patient recording findings and providing clinical evaluations NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICES STATEMENT OF WORK
- Provides a wide range of emergency services in the absence of the physician
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical dental and vision options.
- Outstanding career growth potential.
ABOUT US:
Fidelity Partners is a Inc. 5000 USA company that provides medical technical logistical and administrative services to the federal government and commercial Clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to learn more about us at or call us at
Fidelity Partners provides equal employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws (EoE).
Employment Type
Full Time
