Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

The Nurse Practitioner at Worcester County Detention, Snow Hill, MD, specializes in the ambulatory care of inmate patients while maintaining the standard of professional nursing. Nurse Practitioners work with a variety of healthcare professionals and security officers in a correctional environment to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. 8 hours a week

Correctional Nurses provide care to inmate patients to promote & improve their overall health utilizing the nursing process in triage, professional training and various resources in accordance with regulatory agencies and established guidelines. The inmate patient population often generally has not had consistent access to healthcare prior to their incarceration. This provides an opportunity for nurses to see and care for an interesting variety of health concerns from minor ailments to major and atypical conditions.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Education & Licensure

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current, unrestricted RN license in the state of practice (maintain copy on file)
• Certified Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice
• Current DEA, CDS, and DEA-X licenses

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of direct patient care as a Nurse Practitioner preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Strong critical thinking, clinical assessment, and decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Assertive, empathetic, and objective in-patient care
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills
• Basic computer proficiency and accurate electronic documentation skills
• Ability to command respect and confidence of inmates and staff
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Functional Demands

• Ability to pass required health and screening tests
• Availability for nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call duties as required

Job Responsibilities

• Perform and document medical evaluations in accordance with NCCHC, NJ 10-A, ACA, and PBNDS standards
• Assess mental and physical health status 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. Document patient histories, physical assessments, discharge summaries, and transfer orders accurately and timely.

Organizational Expectations

• Provides a positive and professional representation of CFG Health Systems, LLC.
• Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice
• Adheres to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities
• Completes required orientation as directed by the facility
• Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment
• Follows facility and CFG Health Systems Occurrence Protocol
• Upholds HIPAA and PREA regulations
• Punctual and dependable for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Maintains security clearance for the assigned facility

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The

employees must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.