Nurse Practitioner (FNP) - 2 Days/Week

Wellpath; Shipyard Acres (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

EAP (Counseling)

Company paid life insurance

HSA program

Wellness program

Job summary

Wellpath seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive medical services to incarcerated patients under supervision of the Site Medical Director. You will perform routine and emergency care, document in SOAP format, and coordinate coverage with Health Services Administration.

Shift details include two 8-hour days onsite; two 8-hour days options may rotate. Requires NP licensure in-state, CPR, and corrections experience is preferred. US residency required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Advanced degree as Nurse Practitioner required.
• Corrections experience preferred.
• Current NP licensure in the state of employment.
• CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Conducts routine and emergency medical care for incarcerated patients.
• Maintains SOAP documentation and adheres to formulary regimens.
• Communicates scheduling changes to Medical Director and HSA; arranges coverage when unavailable.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy for incarcerated individuals.
• Participates in facility committees as requested.

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Advanced Nurse Practitioner degree

Job description

You Matter

• 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
• 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

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

• Conducts routine and emergency medical care for inmates, including chronic care clinics, infirmary rounds, and emergency treatment on-site.
• Adheres to established policies and procedures for medical care, including documentation in SOAP format, adherence to formulary regimens, and utilizing available in-house resources for treatment.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions, while also reporting any concerns or questions to the Medical Director or Health Services Administrator.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy in accordance with accepted practices for incarcerated individuals.
• Provides input into facility mandatory committees as requested.

Additional Details

Shift requirements: Two 8-hr dayshifts on Mon/Wed, Tue/Thu or Fri/Sun - Onsite Only Mainly Adult Primary Care with 1-2 hours/week at Juvenile facility

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.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.