Nurse Practitioner - PT 1 hour every 3 weeks

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Pittsfield (IL); Presencial; USD 150 000 - 200 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Referral program

401(k) w/employer match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Resumo da oferta

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. seeks a licensed physician to provide on-site medical services within a correctional facility. You will perform problem-focused assessments, sign orders, prescribe medications, and review patient records to support comprehensive care.

The role requires valid MD/DO, board certification, DEA registration, BLS, and experience in primary care or corrections. On-site presence is essential, with 24/7 on-call responsibilities and regular facility coverage.

Qualificações

• Must possess a valid medical license in the state of service.
• Board certification is required/currently held.
• DEA registration active and current.
• Possible collaborative agreement as required by state.
• Experience in primary care, corrections, or managed care delivery.

Responsabilidades

• Perform problem-focused medical assessments on-site.
• Prescribe medications within prescriptive authority and clinical judgement.
• Review patient records and sign medical orders.
• Maintain on-site presence until all patients are seen.
• Provide 24/7 on-call coverage and back-up on-site as needed.
• Comply with facility policies and participate in conferences.
• Drive the vehicle as required for facility coverage.

Conhecimentos

Medical license

Board Certification

DEA registration

Collaborative agreement

Primary care / corrections experience

BLS certification

Valid driver’s license

Formação académica

MD/DO/NP/PA degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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 appropriateSign 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/JailerEndeavor to attend a minimum of 1 ACH medical conference per year.Any and all other duties as assigned.REQUIRED 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 program401(k) w/employer matchHealth insuranceVision insuranceDental insuranceProfessional DevelopmentPaid Time OffDisability Insurance