Nurse Practitioner

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; Newport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of underserved patients. As a Nurse Practitioner, you will provide essential medical services to incarcerated individuals, ensuring compassionate care and adherence to established guidelines. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions truly matter. With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, you will be part of a supportive team that values your growth and well-being. If you are passionate about serving others and want to make a meaningful impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Company Paid Life Insurance

Tax-free Health Spending Accounts

Wellness Program

Discounted Banking Rates

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school and advanced NP program.
• Experience in medical/surgical, emergency, and corrections preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to inmates, including exams and chronic care.
• Maintain accurate documentation and respond to emergencies.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Documentation

Emergency Response

Communication Skills

Flexibility in Scheduling

Education

Accredited Nursing Degree

Advanced Nurse Practitioner Degree

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare.
Join us

Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved. Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture. Excellent career growth opportunities.

Join us and find a career that supports:
Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Autonomy in a warm team environment. Growth and training.

Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work-life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax-free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best-in-class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) under the supervision of the Site Medical Director and other site Physicians, offers a comprehensive range of medical services to incarcerated patients in accordance with established policy and state guidelines. They ensure necessary documentation of services is provided to the Site Medical Director or designee to monitor the provision of clinical services. Additionally, they communicate scheduling changes to the Medical Director and H.S.A. and make arrangements for coverage of medical services if unavailable for an extended period of time.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides medical care to inmates, including conducting exams, chronic care clinics, and infirmary rounds.
• Maintains accurate and legible progress note documentation in SOAP format and adheres to formulary guidelines.
• Responds to emergencies and makes logical decisions regarding non-formulary drugs or off-site referrals.
• Supports existing policies and procedures for admission, transfer, and specialty consultant referrals.
• Maintains confidentiality and provides input into facility committees as requested.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• A graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• An advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

Experience

• Prior medical/surgical and/or emergency/trauma experience and corrections experience is preferred.
• Must have the patience and tact to deal with the inmate patient population and ability to work effectively in the corrections environment.
• Scheduling flexibility is also required to be able to rotate hours and shifts, if needed, and to be called during emergency situations to provide coverage.

Licenses/Certifications

• Must have and maintain current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state of employment.
• Must have and maintain current CPR certification.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.