Nurse Practitioner

Wellpath • Ventura, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture that offers excellent career growth opportunities. Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved by caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients. This role offers autonomy in a warm team environment with opportunities for growth and training. We foster a work-life balance for team members and their families to support physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Requirements

• Must have and maintain current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state of employment.
• Must have and maintain current CPR certification.
• Must have the patience and tact to deal with the inmate patient 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.
• A graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• An advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

Nice To Haves

• Prior medical/surgical and/or emergency/trauma experience and corrections experience is preferred.
• Comfortable with substance withdrawal management.
• Comfortable partnering with psych NP's and behavioral health staff.
• Comfortable with infectious disease management, MAT and standardized protocols (Title 15/NCCHC/ACA).
• 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

• Conducts routine and emergency medical care for inmates, including chronic care clinics, infirmary rounds, and emergency treatment on-site.
• Adheres to established policies and procedures for medical care, including documentation in SOAP format, adherence to formulary regimens, and utilizing available in-house resources for treatment.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions, while also reporting any concerns or questions to the Medical Director or Health Services Administrator.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy in accordance with accepted practices for incarcerated individuals.
• Provides input into facility mandatory committees as requested.
• Offers a comprehensive range of medical services to incarcerated patients in accordance with established policy and state guidelines.
• Ensures necessary documentation of services is provided to the Site Medical Director or designee to monitor the provision of clinical services.
• Communicates scheduling changes to the Medical Director and H.S.A. and makes arrangements for coverage of medical services if unavailable for an extended period of time.

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

• Career Level: Mid Level