SeClienthing for 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 on a part-time basis to the male population at this correctional facility. Schedule is 4 eight-hour shifts/week (no evenings, weekends, or holidays). Preferred shift is 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., but there is some flexibility in start/end times. Assignment is projected to last approximately 6 months
but may be extended based on continued need and mutual good fit.
The following credentialing documents must be submitted: a comprehensive resume that includes education (with location and year of graduation), training, and complete work history; and Ohio license; healthcare-professional level BLS/CPR certification. A Drug Enforcement Administration certification should also be submitted, if available, as it will be required for the assignment.
CLASS TITLE
Correctional / Nurse Practitioner
JOB DUTIES IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE (These duties are illustrative only. Incumbents may perform some or
all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.)
1. Creates & implements patient care plans and performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure:
a. Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness.
b. Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions &
diagnose new conditions.
c. Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute &
chronically ill patients.
d. Completes discharge planning/follow-up care for clients/patients/youth/inmates with chronic care and/or
medical issues.
e. Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.
f. Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional
setting.
g. Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing.
h. Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.
2. Maintains required medical records:
a. Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines,
policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards.
b. Documents assessments & diagnostic impressions including treatment plans & follow up parameters.
c. Cooperates monthly with institutional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or agency equivalent for medical
quality oversight.
3. Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.
4. Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings:
a. Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief
medical officer.
b. Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting.
c. Attends quarterly medical meetings.
d. Serves as resource for patients & families utilizing areas of clinical expertise & provides advice regarding
health maintenance & promotion & identifies health risk factors.
e. Attends in-services &/or other continuing education offerings relative to growth & development as nurse
practitioner.
MAJOR WORKER CHARACTERISTICS
Knowledge of skilled registered nursing procedures; advanced nurse practices; HIPAA regulations; state & federal
regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing; human relations; employee training & development; health care
services & program management; counseling; interviewing. Skill in use of equipment (e.g., surgical equipment,
ophthalmoscope, stethoscope, BP cuff, EKG machine, otoscope, reflex hammer); operation of personal computer. Ability
to handle sensitive telephone & face-to-face inquiries & contacts with general public; possess strong clinical base in order
to make judgments & decisions regarding patient care & treatment; deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables;
Position Type: Contract