Job Description
Duration: 6 Months to long term
Shift Time: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Job Description:
Searching for a family or adult-gerontology nurse practitioner licensed to work in Ohio with at least one year of working NP experience in a primary care setting or hospital medicine to provide on-site services on a part-time basis to the male population at this correctional facility. Schedule is 4 eight-hour shifts/week (no evenings, weekends, or holidays).
Preferred shift is 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., but there is some flexibility in start/end times.
Incumbents may perform some or all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.):
Creates & implements patient care plans and performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure:
Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness.
Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions.
Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients.
Completes discharge planning/follow-up care for clients/patients/youth/inmates with chronic care and/or medical issues.
Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.
Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting.
Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing.
Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.
Maintains required medical records:
Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines,
policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards.
Documents assessments & diagnostic impressions including treatment plans & follow up parameters.
Cooperates monthly with institutional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or agency equivalent for medical quality oversight.
Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.
Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings:
Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer.
Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting.
Attends quarterly medical meetings.
Serves as resource for patients & families utilizing areas of clinical expertise & provides advice regarding health maintenance & promotion & identifies health risk factors.
Attends in-services &/or other continuing education offerings relative to growth & development as nurse practitioner.
Major Worker Characteristics:
Knowledge of skilled registered nursing procedures; advanced nurse practices; HIPAA regulations; state & federal regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing; human relations; employee training & development; health care services & program management; counseling; interviewing.
Skill in use of equipment (e.g., surgical equipment, ophthalmoscope, stethoscope, BP cuff, EKG machine, otoscope, reflex hammer); operation of personal computer.
Ability to handle sensitive telephone & face-to-face inquiries & contacts with general public; possess strong clinical base in order to make judgments & decisions regarding patient care & treatment; deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables.
About our Company: -
22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.
Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.
“22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer" and “US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply."
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
