Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Wellpath • Fresno, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture that offers excellent career growth opportunities. We are dedicated to caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients, providing autonomy in a warm team environment, and fostering growth and training. Our mission is to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, living our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!” and collectively healing the world, one patient at a time. Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month, with a very large percent receiving direct clinical care, including 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.

Requirements

• A graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• An advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Prior medical/surgical and/or emergency/trauma experience and corrections experience is preferred.
• Must have the patience and tact to deal with the inmate population and ability to work effectively in the corrections environment.
• Scheduling flexibility is also required to be able to rotate hours and shifts, if needed, and to be called during emergency situations to provide coverage.
• Must have and maintain current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state of employment.
• Must have and maintain current CPR certification.
• This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates should be comfortable with substance withdrawal management, partnering with psych NP's and behavioral health staff, infectious disease management, MAT and standardized protocols (Title 15/NCCHC/ACA).
• Candidates should feel comfortable doing suturing, incision and draining (abscesses are extremely common), basic wound care and debridement, splinting/minor fracture management, EKG interpretation, and emergency response (codes and overdoses).

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site medical services by examining referred patients, conducting clinics, rounds, and responding to urgent and emergency situations.
• Deliver ongoing medical care by diagnosing conditions, prescribing treatment plans, managing chronic care, and providing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services, including induction, follow-up, and medication management.
• Conduct MAT assessments, inductions, follow-up appointments, and manage medication continuation and titration.
• Order and interpret laboratory tests and drug screens.
• Utilize appropriate in-house and referral resources.
• Document patient encounters, maintain confidentiality, and comply with established policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Examine patients, conduct sick call, chronic care clinics, and infirmary rounds, and respond to health emergencies.
• Diagnose conditions, prescribe and manage treatment plans, and provide ongoing medical and MAT-related care.
• Support continuity and standards of care within the facility.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level