Nurse Practitioner - PT - 1 hour every 3 weeks

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Wheaton (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral program

401(k) with employer match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a licensed clinician to provide primary medical care at correctional facilities in Minnesota. The role requires on-site presence, regular patient evaluations, and adherence to facility policies.

You will manage chronic conditions, prescribe medications within your scope, document visits, and participate in ACH conferences. A valid state license, board certification, DEA registration, and BLS are required, with willingness to work in a secure,

Qualifications

• MD/DO/NP/PA licensed in the state where services are provided.
• Board Certification current and active.
• DEA registration current and active.
• Collaborative agreement, if required by state.
• Experience in primary care, corrections, or managed health care delivery.
• Valid driver’s license.
• BLS certification; hands-on training.

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.
• Personally, examine patients as needed. Stay on-site until all patients are seen.
• Prescribe medication and treatment within prescriptive authority, mindful of safety considerations.
• Review patient medical records and sign off on orders.
• Comply with facility policies and procedures.
• Attend ACH medical conferences; participate in ongoing professional development.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

Education

MD/DO/NP/PA license in state of service

Board Certification

DEA registration

Collaborative agreement (state-specific)

Experience in primary care/corrections/managed care

Valid driver's license

BLS certification

Job description

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.

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.

Qualifications

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