Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

Nitelines Usa•Coleman, FL

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner will perform comprehensive evaluations and treatment within their scope of practice in the area of male health. They will document all encounters in their electronic medical chart on a daily basis. The role involves performing complete physical examinations, collecting comprehensive medical and social history, performing physical assessments, ordering diagnostic testing, and prescribing medications. The position also includes referring selected cases to consultant specialists and inmates requiring hospitalization. Additionally, the clinician may see inmate patients in locked status, designated housing areas, or segregation units, and conduct examinations for personnel. The role requires administering or directing the administration of inoculations and assisting with CPR, AED, and basic first aid during emergencies. The practitioner will also monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care.

Requirements

A graduate or higher-level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program.
Education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
Must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
Nurse Practitioners must be licensed or registered by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States in the clinical specialty required by the position.
Must possess and electronically upload proof of a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician Assistant from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Must be able to pass a drug screen.
Must be able to pass a law enforcement background check.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive evaluations and treatment within their scope of practice in the area of male health.
Document all encounters in their electronic medical chart on a daily basis.
Perform complete physical examinations.
Collect comprehensive medical and social history to include a review of all body systems.
Perform physical assessment in correlation with historical findings, record preliminary objective findings.
Examine and order appropriate diagnostic testing and provide necessary treatment and/or medications as required.
Refer selected cases to consultant specialists when necessary.
Refer inmates requiring hospitalization to a community hospital and to an appropriately admitting physician.
See inmate patients who are in locked status, in their designated housing area or housed in segregation units.
Conduct examinations of personnel as required for appointment.
Approve or disapprove examinations from a medical viewpoint and in accordance with current established medical standards for employees.
Administer or direct administration of both curative and preventative inoculations.
Prescribe medications, treatments, and fully utilize health services for treatment, rehabilitation, and diagnostic modalities.
Assist with CPR, utilize AED, and other basic first aid skills within the scope of their practice during emergencies until the arrival of EMS crew.
Ensure that proper evaluations and treatments are carried out and documented.
Constantly monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care, providing data to the institution Quality Assurance Committee, and other agencies or committees as required.