Physician's Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) - NOC Shift 12 hrs/week

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven organization focused on providing compassionate care to underserved populations. As a Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, you'll play a crucial role in delivering medical services within a correctional environment. This part-time position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable individuals while working alongside a dedicated healthcare team. With a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, this organization values your contributions and offers excellent career growth opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company paid life insurance

Tax-free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program

Discounted rates for home and auto loans

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing or PA program completion required.
• 2+ years of experience in correctional facilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily sick calls and provide emergency care as needed.
• Perform minor surgical procedures and manage behavioral health disorders.

Skills

Patient Care

Behavioral Health Management

Emergency Care

Minor Surgical Procedures

Education

Master’s program in nursing

Accredited education program for PAs

Tools

S.O.A.P.E. documentation method

Job description

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Viewing: Physician's Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) - NOC Shift 12 hrs/week

Compensation Information: $67.51 - $75.01 / hour

Department (Org): Clinic

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
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• 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

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

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

As a Physician's Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP), you will work under the direct supervision of the Health Services Administrator (HSA), Program Manager (PM), or higher medical professional, and assist the Physician in providing medical care and treatment to the inmate population, which includes addressing behavioral health disorders. You will coordinate patient care plans by conducting assessments, developing plans, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes, all while working collaboratively with the healthcare team and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations at the agency, local, state, and federal levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct daily sick call, carry out treatments, and follow standardized procedures and protocols.
• Provide emergency care for identified medical emergencies and coordinate patient transfers to appropriate facilities.
• Perform minor surgical procedures, repair lacerations, and remove sutures.
• Treat and manage non-psychotic behavioral health disorders and provide ongoing care for patients on maintenance doses of non-psychotic medications.
• Participate in Quality Management and Peer Review activities, document findings using the S.O.A.P.E. method, and attend quarterly Quality Management meetings.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Completion of a master’s program in nursing (NPs) or an accredited education program for PAs

Experience

• Previous correctional/detention facility experience
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted current license, certification or registration in state of practice - must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS and PALS (where applicable) certification through AHA

Additional Details

*** This is a part-time position for one 12-hour shift per week Night shift - Monday or Tuesday ***** We are needing ER experience, ability to do initial Chronic care assessments, oversee detox process, and respond to urgent/emergent acute issues in both facilities (adult and Juvenile) as they are needed. ***** $10/hour Shift Differential ***

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.