Nurse Practitioner with a $2,000 sign-on bonus! Victorville, CA

Nitelines Usa•Victorville, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

NiteLines USA is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide care at a federal corrections facility in Victorville, California. The role involves direct patient care, clinical assessment and treatment, medication administration, emergency services, and day-to-day clinic operations in accordance with applicable legal, ethical, institutional, Bureau of Prisons, and JACHO standards. The position offers pay of $75.00 per hour on W-2 or $85.00 per hour on 1099, plus a $2,000 sign-on bonus. Benefits are available to W-2 employees only. The schedule is 40 hours per week, eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, as needed between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM, for 120 workdays annually (960 hours annually).

Requirements

Must be licensed as a Nurse Practitioner to practice in California.
Must be Nurse Practitioner certified.
At least one year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Must hold CPR certification in accordance with American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
Must possess and submit evidence of graduation from an accredited school.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care through patient evaluation and therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff.
Perform advanced practice duties within the scope of current licensure.
Administer prescribed medications by oral, intravenous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular routes and assist with medication distribution at pill line.
Monitor and evaluate patient responses to therapy.
Perform histories and physical examinations; take medical histories and examine patients.
Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services to inmates.
Order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays.
Maintain accurate logs and reports in accordance with Bureau of Prisons and JACHO policy.
Screen laboratory test results for normal or abnormal values and notify physicians of results as appropriate.
Secure, account for, store, and dispose of sharps according to institutional and national policy.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality and adhere to infection-control policies and procedures.
Operate an EKG.
Diagnose conditions, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications.
Clinically manage injuries by suturing, splinting, and immobilizing.
Attend to medical emergencies and provide a wide range of emergency services in the absence of a physician.
Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultations, instruct and counsel patients, and order or carry out therapy.
Provide emergency consultation when deemed necessary.
Perform minor surgery using local anesthesia during consultation visits.
Collaborate with staff and consulting physicians to plan, institute, evaluate, and revise program plans.
Assist in determining the conditions, resources, and policies essential to health care delivery.
Distinguish normal from abnormal findings and recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.
Manage daily clinic operations and conduct daily sick call, including obtaining health histories, recording findings, and providing clinical evaluations.
Accept only nursing assignments commensurate with educational preparation, training, experience, and licensure laws.