Nurse Practitioner (APRN) - Correctional Health - Fairbanks, AK

CLFC Healthcare and Communications•Fairbanks, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

CLFC Healthcare and Communications is seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners (APRNs) to provide adult primary and urgent care within the Alaska Department of Corrections. This multi-year opportunity offers recurring statewide assignments, competitive 1099 compensation, billable travel, clinical autonomy, and the chance to practice correctional medicine while serving a medically underserved patient population. The role involves providing adult primary care and urgent care in a secure correctional environment, including jail and prison medicine.

Requirements

Active Alaska RN license and Alaska APRN authorization, or demonstrated eligibility and the ability to obtain both prior to assignment.
Current national NP certification (ANCC or AANP), Family or Adult/Gerontology scope appropriate to adult correctional care.
Active DEA registration, or the ability to obtain one.
Correctional healthcare experience is required (jail, prison, or detention setting).
Minimum 2 years of clinical practice as an APRN/NP.
Ability to pass the facility background investigation.
Current BLS.
U.S. work authorization required.

Nice To Haves

Multi-year correctional healthcare experience.
Chronic disease and medication-assisted treatment experience.
Existing Alaska licensure and DEA.
ACLS.
Rural or frontier medicine and telehealth experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver adult primary and urgent care in a secure correctional (jail/prison) medical environment across assigned Alaska Department of Corrections facilities.
Conduct history and physical examinations, diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions, and run sick call and scheduled provider clinics.
Manage chronic disease, medication reconciliation, and medication-assisted treatment; prescribe within scope, including controlled substances under active DEA registration.
Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic studies; coordinate specialty referrals and continuity of care.
Respond to urgent and emergent clinical situations and provide on-call coverage per the facility schedule.
Document in the facility EHR and comply with correctional healthcare standards, security protocols, and standards of care.