1+ years experience as Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
CPR certified per American Heart Association standards
Graduated from an accredited school
Responsibilities
Provide direct patient care services per legal and ethical standards
Perform Advanced Practice Practitioner duties within licensure scope
Administer medications as prescribed
Monitor and evaluate patient responses to therapy
Conduct history and physical examinations
Maintain accurate logs per Bureau of Prisons and JACHO policy
Manage daily clinic operations and conduct sick calls
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401k
Paid vacation
Paid sick leave
11 paid federal holidays
Full Job Description
Pay: $75(W2) per hour to $85 (1099) per hour.
Sign-on bonus: $2,000.
Benefits (W2 only):
Health insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
401k.
Paid vacation.
Paid sick leave.
11 paid federal holidays.
LOCATION: 13777 Air Expressway Blvd., Victorville, CA 92394. This is a federal corrections facility.
SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, Monday - Friday, as needed between 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM, for 120 workdays annually. Total: 960 hours annually
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be licensed as a Physician Assistant in the State of California.
NCCPA certified.
Must have at least one or more years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Must be Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified, in accordance with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
Possess and submit evidentiary documentation of graduation from an accredited school.
JOB DUTIES: Shall be responsible for, but is not limited to:
Provide direct patient care services in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards through the evaluation of patients and therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff.
Perform Advance Practice Practitioner duties within the scope of the current licensure.
Administer medications as prescribed i.e., by mouth, intravenously, intradermally, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly.
Assist with distribution of medications at pill line.
Monitor and evaluate the response to therapy.
Perform history and physicals.
Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate.
Take medical histories, examine patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays.
Maintain accurate logs of all reports in accordance with Bureau of Prisons and JACHO policy Screen laboratory. tests/results for normal/abnormal lad values and notify the physician or physicians.
Ensure all sharps are secured, accounted for, stored and disposed of according to institutional and national policy.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
Ability and skill to operate EKG.
Make a diagnosis, provide treatment plans and prescribe medications.
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 in instances were 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.
Assist in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of the health care services.
Disseminates 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.
Provides a wide range of emergency services, in the absence of the physician.
Perform duties as required but accept only those nursing assignments that are commensurate with his/her educational preparation, training, experience, and licensure laws.
