Nurse Practitioner (Statewide) Part- or Full-time opportunities
About The Position
We are seeking healthcare professionals committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care in a correctional health setting. This role offers the opportunity to serve individuals involved in the criminal justice system—an often underserved and medically vulnerable population—while helping address health disparities and improve community health outcomes. Our care model is collaborative and team-oriented, with physicians working closely alongside nurses, behavioral health clinicians, and other healthcare professionals to deliver coordinated, comprehensive care. This position offers meaningful, mission-driven work and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the health and well-being of a vulnerable population. This position is located inside a prison facility and works in close contact with adults in custody in the institution setting. The purpose of this job is primary care and medical management of the adults in custody, including examination, diagnosis, treatment, and performance of specialized procedures that are within scope of practice of the licensed nurse practitioner, with referral to a physician when determination is made that illness or treatment is beyond the scope of practice. Treatment is provided in a setting that ranges from ambulatory or clinic care to infirmary or the Specialist Management Unit.
Requirements
- A current Nurse Practitioner’s license (APRN-NP) (FNP) and Registered Nurse license issued by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
- Knowledge of advanced primary care principles, methods, and evidence-based clinical guidelines.
- Knowledge of standards of professional nurse practitioner practice, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and clinical decision-making.
- Knowledge of management of chronic and acute health conditions commonly encountered in correctional health (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, respiratory disease, infectious disease, substance use disorders, and behavioral health conditions).
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care, patient confidentiality requirements, and ethical considerations specific to correctional health services.
- Skill in performing comprehensive physical assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and formulating differential diagnoses.
- Skill in delivering patient-centered, trauma-informed primary care within a secure and fast-paced clinical environment.
- Skill in responding effectively to urgent and emergent medical situations, including coordination with custody staff and emergency medical services.
- Skill in exercising clinical judgment, prioritizing competing demands, and making appropriate referrals to specialty, mental health, or higher-level care.
- Skill in documenting clinical encounters accurately and efficiently using an electronic health record system.
- Skill in working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team to support continuity of care and population-based health initiatives.
- Must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility.
- Must complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States within three days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- 4.75% for BSN
- 9.5% for MSN
- 5% for Lead Worker
- 7.5% for NP first board certification
- 2.5% for NP second board certification
- 5% for bilingual
- Swing shift – $3.92/hour
- Night shift - $5/hour
- Weekend shift - $5/hour
- Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement comprehensive patient treatment plans.
- Manage infections, sprains, and uncomplicated fractures.
- Suture wounds not involving major vessels, nerves, or tendons.
- Recommend appropriate food supplements, over-the-counter medications, and prescribe antibiotics and other authorized drugs.
- Refer cases beyond diagnostic or therapeutic scope to physicians or healthcare specialists per established protocols, with direct consultation as needed for complex diagnosis and care management challenges.
- Collaborate actively within a network of medical professionals operating both inside the Department of Corrections and across community organizations.
- Maintain open lines of communication, share critical patient information, and participate in interdisciplinary case discussions to ensure care coordination remains consistent and of high quality throughout the entire continuum of services.
- Support the seamless transition of patients between settings, promote effective follow-up, and strengthen overall patient outcomes.
- Provide primary care and medical management of adults in custody, including examination, diagnosis, treatment, and performance of specialized procedures within the scope of practice of a licensed nurse practitioner.
- Refer to a physician when illness or treatment is beyond the scope of practice.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic employee life coverage through the Public Employees' Benefit Board (PEBB)
- Retirement benefits through the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
- Paid vacation leave and sick leave
- Guaranteed pay equity adjustments
- Increased vacation accrual over time
- Additional pay for educational achievements
- Biannual allowance for professional health care attire and footwear
- Family health, vision, and dental insurance
- 11 paid holidays
- 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
- Optional short- and long-term disability
- Term life insurance
- Fully paid retirement program
- Oregon Saving Growth Plan
- Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
