Correctional Health Nurse Practitioner

Vetted Solutions; Kuna (ID); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vetted Solutions seeks a Corrections Nurse Practitioner to provide primary and urgent care to incarcerated adults within a secure facility, ensuring compliance, documentation, and safety protocols are followed.

You will conduct health assessments, manage chronic conditions, perform sick calls, and collaborate with custody, nursing, and behavioral health teams to deliver comprehensive care and appropriate treatments.

Qualifications

• Current NP licensure with prescriptive authority (as applicable).
• Strong clinical assessment and decision‑making skills.
• Experience managing chronic disease and urgent care needs.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and patient‑centered care.
• Ability to work effectively in a high‑compliance, secure setting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health assessments and evaluate urgent and routine complaints.
• Manage chronic conditions and provide ongoing clinical follow-up.
• Perform sick call evaluations and provide appropriate treatment.
• Provide minor procedures as within scope of practice.
• Manage and prescribe medications, ensuring safe and effective use.
• Coordinate specialty referrals and collaborate on patient care plans.
• Collaborate with custody, nursing, and behavioral health teams.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Decision making

Documentation

Patient-centered care

High compliance

Education

NP licensure with prescriptive authority

Job description

Corrections Nurse Practitioner provides primary and urgent care to incarcerated adults within a secure facility, delivering comprehensive healthcare services while adhering to all compliance, documentation, and safety protocols.

Key duties

• Conduct health assessments and evaluate urgent and routine complaints
• Manage chronic conditions and provide ongoing clinical follow-up
• Perform sick call evaluations and provide appropriate treatment
• Provide minor procedures as within scope of practice
• Manage and prescribe medications, ensuring safe and effective use
• Coordinate specialty referrals and collaborate on patient care plans
• Collaborate with custody, nursing, and behavioral health teams

Qualifications & Skills

• Current NP licensure with prescriptive authority (as applicable)
• Strong clinical assessment and decision‑making skills
• Experience managing chronic disease and urgent care needs
• Excellent documentation, communication, and patient‑centered care
• Ability to work effectively in a high‑compliance, secure setting