Advanced Care Practitioner (PA-C or ARNP) - MCC
About The Position
The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) for the Monroe Correctional Complex located in Monroe, WA. This position may be filled by a Physician Assistant-Certified or an Advance Care Nurse Practitioner (ARNP). As an independently licensed nurse practitioner, this position provides clinical assessments, medication management, and treatment for patients at the Monroe Correctional Complex. This position contributes to the agency's mission to improve public safety by delivering quality health care to the Monroe Correctional Complex in a timely and professional manner, providing quality clinical services and medication management. The position also participates in acute treatment, long-term management, and Multidisciplinary Teams consultation to provide excellent patient care. At the Department of Corrections, we value our nurses and understand how important they are to our patients and their families. Additionally, we offer a great benefit package along with opportunity for professional and personal growth.
Requirements
- Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants.
- OR Must possess a valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered Nurse AND possession of a current license designated as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the state of Washington.
- Must hold unrestricted license to practice as a midlevel practitioner and prescribe scheduled drugs.
- Licensure (PA-C, RN, ARNP) must be valid and continuously unrestricted.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Correctional Health Professional by Academy of Correctional Health Professionals.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical evaluations, medication management for patients
- Assess, monitor, and interpret objective and subjective data.
- Diagnose medical conditions and determine medical management.
- Ensure continuity of care: Deliver health care.
- Implement clinical plan of care.
- Analyze and evaluate, intervene to address new or emerging problems.
- Perform minor surgical procedures.
- Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic laboratory tests and imaging that aligns with Washington DOC Health Plan and protocols.
- Refer complicated and complex cases to staff physicians as well as outside consultants/facilities when appropriate.
- Obtain informed consent for treatment, respond to offender kite requests.
- Initiate and renew referrals and prescriptions.
- Appropriately initiate referrals for DOC Statewide Care Review Committee (CRC); for non-formulary request of clinical interventions and medications when current standards indicate the requests would be beneficial.
- Participate in release planning, including prescribing appropriate controlled substances as indicated and release medications and assisting in the coordination of pertinent information to health care providers for patients scheduled for community-based care.
- Admit and care for IPU infirmary patients when needed.
- Participation in call rotation with other providers.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Provide effective communication and documentation.
- Develop positive, collaborative relationships.
- Solicit Information.
- Ensure that plans to deliver care are implemented.
- Legibly document subjective and objective clinical findings the rationale, and plan for actions taken.
- Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care including chart documentation using appropriate format of all patient requests for medical attention, objective data collected treatment administered, and patient education provided.
- Assist in writing evaluating and revising nursing care plans and interdisciplinary treatment plans and completes other entries to support the problem oriented health care record.
- Protect the confidentiality of health records as mandated by law, professional standards, DOC Policy Directives, facility Operational Memorandums, and Health Care Unit procedures.
- Treat any all health records or health information as confidential and privileged.
- Serve as a treatment resource.
- Conduct or participate in meetings.
- Prepare clinical reports and correspondence on patients progress.
- Consult with headquarters.
- Confer with MDT.
- Assure continuity of care by adhering to protocols of communication when patients transfer.
- Participate in utilization review and quality improvements process.
- Respond to verbal and written requests from offenders and institutional staff, as directed, with information or advice consistent with statutes and procedures on health care record confidentiality.
- Read and respond to email daily.
- Actively participate in Continuous, Quality Improvement Process (CQIP) program and Care Review Committee (CRC) teleconferences.
- Participate in Health Services Quality Improvement activities.
- Participate/represent facility in statewide quality improvement initiatives.
- Practice in accordance with DOC Policy, DOC formulary, and the WA DOC Health Plan.
- Participate in formal clinical oversight.
- Complete unusual incidents reports as directed, collect data, investigate, and complete reports necessary to the ongoing operation of Health Services.
- Maintain DOC annual training requirements and necessary CEU’s.
Benefits
- Comprehensive family insurance for medical, dental, and vision
- Up to 25 paid vacations days a year
- 8 hours of paid sick leave per month
- 12 paid holidays a year
- Generous retirement plan
- Flex Spending Accounts
- Dependent Care Assistance
- Deferred Compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
