Nurse Practitioner in Chillicothe, OH

Nurse Practitioner - Correctional Facility- Chillicothe, OH

cTrace Solutions has a great opportunity! We are looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner . SIGN ON BONUS: $200 Come Join Our Team!

Perks & Benefits for the Nurse Practitioner :
- $82/ hour+ DOE AND Amazing Bonus Structure (sign-on and referral bonuses available) Initially 3 months of contract.
- Opportunity to opt into a 401K program
- shift: Mon - Fri - perf shift is 8am-4pm / no weekends or Holidays. There is some flexibility in start/end times.
- Health and Dental benefits offered

Requirements

Requirements of the Nurse Practitioner:

• - OH NP License and CPR/BLS
  
• - Drug Enforcement Administration certification.
  
• - ANCC
  
• - Searching for a family or adult-gerontology nurse practitioner licensed to work in Ohio with at least one year of working NP experience in primary care.
  

Responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner :

• Inoculates or vaccinates against communicable diseases & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute and chronically ill patients & performs minor surgery as training & competency allows
  
• Performs routine physical exams of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnoses new conditions
  
• Evaluates patients for the necessity of specialty referral consultations inside or outside the institution & reviews said consult reports for the recommendations, approving or disapproving accordingly
  
• Orders & reviews the results of laboratory, x-ray, & other diagnostic testing as appropriate
  
• With the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), facilitates the completion of medical reclassification & requests for non-formulary medications as necessary
  
• Performs routine & emergency medical care of patients as scheduled
  
• Examines, diagnoses & treats patients within scope of practice, as identified by the State of Ohio Nursing Board, as applicable
  
• Conducts rounds on infirmary patients as deemed appropriate by the CMO
  
• Writes up medical information gathered during patient interviews according to ODRC Office of Correctional Healthcare guidelines, policies, protocols & related American Correctional Association standards currently in practice, documenting all assessments & diagnostic impressions, as well as any other treatment plans & follow-up parameters
  
• Cooperates with CMO medical quality oversight & accept suggestions, redirection, and guidance