Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

1 month ago


Vienna, Illinois, United States Wexford Health Sources Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join our team at Shawnee Correctional Center in Vienna, IL. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide high-quality medical care to inmates and employees, working under the direct supervision of our designated Wexford Health manager and Medical Director.

Responsibilities
  • Evaluate and treat inmates upon referral, providing a broad range of medical services, including assessment, identification, and treatment of medical concerns, health education, and illness and injury prevention.
  • Direct other less qualified healthcare employees in the delivery of care, ensuring proper medical practices are observed.
  • Perform duties of an advanced technical nature, including examining patients, recognizing and interpreting symptoms, and participating in remedial measures and technical decisions.
  • Order medications for inmates as required or with approval of physician or dentist, ensuring appropriate supplies are available for performance of duties.
  • Prepare patients for and perform or assist in special treatments, procedures, and examinations, making infirmary rounds, cell house rounds, and staffing screening areas as requested.
  • Make oral and written reports when requested, enforcing written policies and procedures of Wexford, the Health Care Unit, and the facility.
  • Utilize the SOAP charting format to document pertinent inmate information in chronological order in the health record and maintains POMR format, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests and procedures to effectively diagnose and treat the inmate's health condition.
  • Draw blood specimens for testing and performing other comparable procedures when personnel that customarily perform these procedures are not available, initiating referrals to other members of the healthcare team and monitoring the schedule of patients for special tests.
  • Counsel inmates on preventative care, medical problems, and use of prescribed treatment, performing routine wound care, minor debridement, and dressing changes.
  • Generally assess inmate's medical status and assist the assigned physician with inmate management as required, utilizing appropriate infection control techniques and establishing individualized treatment plans and insuring the continuity of care for inmates requiring on-going health care services.
  • Complete required amount of C.E.U.'s and maintain RN/ARNP/PA licensure, maintaining the confidentiality of inmate records and approaching change in a positive manner.
  • Make suggestions for improving work conditions to the Medical Director and Health Care Unit Administrator, accepting constructive criticism in stressful situations, and assisting with the orientation of new employees as requested or assigned.
Requirements
  • Currently licensed as NP or PA in the state of Illinois.
  • Current CPR certification.
  • Certification from an accredited college/university as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician's Assistant.
  • Two (2) years' experience as a NP/PA preferred.
About Wexford Health Sources

Wexford Health Sources is the nation's leading innovative correctional healthcare company, providing clients with experienced management and technologically advanced services, combined with programs that control costs while ensuring quality. Our philosophy is that healthcare should not be considered a luxury for anyone, and we simply care for those in need, with the corrections environment being our venue.



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