Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Job in Orient Gr8Jobs

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Job Title:

Part time- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Location:

Orient

OH 43146

Pay rate: $65/hr.- $75/hr.

Duration:

6 months to Long term

Shift:

08:00am-04:00pm (M-F)

Hours/week:

20

Hours/week Summary:

Searching 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 primary care services part-time to the male population at this correctional facility. The schedule is two ten-hour shifts/week (no evenings, weekends, or holidays). There is some flexibility in start/end times. The assignment is projected to last 6 months but may be extended based on continued need and mutual agreement.

Job Description:

• 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

Required:

BLS/ CPR

certification

• Drug Enforcement Administration certification.
• Ohio Medical License
• ANCC Certificate