Nurse Practitioner
CFG HEALTH SYSTEM LLC•Town of Goshen, NY
•$75 - $75•Onsite
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive ambulatory care to inmate patients while maintaining professional nursing standards. The role involves working collaboratively with healthcare professionals and correctional staff to provide safe, effective, patient-centered care. Patients may present with conditions ranging from minor ailments to complex or chronic illnesses. Care must comply with regulatory, accreditation, and facility standards.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current, unrestricted RN license in the state of practice, with a copy maintained on file.
- Certified Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice.
- Current DEA, CDS, and DEA-X licenses.
- Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Ability to pass required health and screening tests.
- Strong critical-thinking, clinical-assessment, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Assertive, empathetic, and objective approach to patient care.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer-service skills.
- Basic computer proficiency and accurate electronic-documentation skills.
- Ability to command the respect and confidence of inmates and staff.
- Availability for nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call duties as required.
Nice To Haves
- At least 2 years of direct patient care experience as a Nurse Practitioner is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform and document medical evaluations in accordance with NCCHC, NJ 10-A, ACA, and PBNDS standards.
- Assess patients' mental and physical health based on presenting symptoms and complaints.
- Develop individualized treatment plans that address patient needs, enhance strengths, involve patients in planning, and include relapse-prevention strategies.
- Prescribe medications within state regulations and CFG formulas.
- Monitor and manage patient medications and adherence.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, psychologists, and nursing staff, to develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans.
- Accurately and promptly document patient histories, physical assessments, discharge summaries, and transfer orders.
- Promote patient and staff safety through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
- Maintain competency and knowledge of current standards, trends, and developments relevant to the role.
- Follow infection-control policies, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled-substance regulations.
- Participate in quality-improvement activities and complete required orientation and training.
- Follow facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures, CFG Health Systems Occurrence Protocol, and HIPAA and PREA requirements.
- Be punctual and dependable for assigned or confirmed shifts and maintain facility security clearance.
