Nurse Practitioner - PT - 1 Hour Every 3 weeks

Advanced Correctional Healthcare; Breckenridge (MN); On-site; USD 241,000 - 344,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral program

401(k) w/employer match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Advanced Correctional Healthcare seeks a Part Time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to deliver medical care at Wilkin County Jail in Breckenridge, MN. A valid medical license, DEA registration, and BLS are required; you will perform assessments, document visits, and stay on-site for coverage.

The role requires a graduate degree with board certification and a collaborative agreement if required by state.

Qualifications

• Valid medical license (MD, DO, NP, PA) in the state where services are provided.
• Current Board Certification required.
• Current DEA registration required.
• Current collaborative agreement, if required by state.
• Experience in a primary care specialty, corrections, and/or managed health care delivery.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a motor vehicle.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training required.

Responsibilities

• Perform problem-focused, individualized medical assessments.
• Be physically on-site at assigned correctional facility(s) on a regular basis.
• Must document dates and times of provided site coverage by logging hours into online payroll system.
• Provide 24/7 on-call phone services.
• Provide back up call for other facilities as needed.
• Examine patients on-site until all those seen.
• Prescribe medication within your prescriptive authority, mindful of safety and guidelines.
• Review patient medical records, sign off on orders.
• Comply with facility policies and procedures.
• If off-site care is needed, coordinate with medical staff and arrange appointments.
• Attend at least 1 ACH medical conference per year.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Medical license

Board certification

DEA registration

Collaborative agreement

Primary care/corrections experience

Driver's license

BLS certification

Education

Graduate degree

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Wilkin County Jail - MN - Breckenridge, MN 56520

Position Type: Part Time

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Salary Range: $175.00 - $250.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Negligible

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

SUMMARY

Our associates deliver a higher standard of business services to support medical care and behavioral health care. We maintain professionalism, integrity, and commitment as we solve problems and make lives easier.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform problem-focused, individualized medical assessments.
• Be physically on-site at assigned correctional facility(s) on a regular basis.
• Must document dates and times of provided site coverage by logging hours into online payroll system.
• Provide 24/7 on-call phone services.
• Provide back up call for other facilities as needed.
• Personally, examine patients as needed. The expectation is that you stay on-site until all patients that need to be seen are seen.
• Prescribe medication (including narcotics) and treatment within your prescriptive authority, as appropriate in your professional medical judgement, and without regard to cost. When prescribing, you should be mindful of things such as, but not limited to, medication adverse reactions, medication interactions, substance abuse issues, mental health disorders, comorbidities, allergies, pain level, vital signs, contraindications, drug monitoring, etc. in the context of the individual patient. You should prescribe medication for the appropriate duration of time, as determined by your professional medical judgement.
• Review patient medical records, as appropriate
• Sign off on orders, as appropriate.
• Comply with the correctional facility’s policies and procedures, unless doing so would be counter to common sense.
• If a determination is made that off-site care would be more appropriate for the patient, work with medical staff to send the patient off site or make appointments with the understanding that this can be overruled by the Sheriff/Jailer
• Endeavor to attend a minimum of 1 ACH medical conference per year.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

QualificationsREQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Valid medical license (MD, DO, NP, PA) in the state in which services are to be provided is required.
• Current Board Certification required.
• Current DEA registration required.
• Current collaborative agreement, if required by state.
• Experience in a primary care specialty, corrections, and/or managed health care delivery required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a motor vehicle required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training required.

Benefits (Benefits eligibility is determined by employment status):

• Referral program
• 401(k) w/employer match
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Professional Development
• Paid Time Off
• Disability Insurance