Nurse Practitioner - Correctional Psychiatry - $63-68 per hour at 22nd Century Healthcare summary:
The Nurse Practitioner in Correctional Psychiatry will provide comprehensive care to patients within a correctional facility, focusing on monitoring chronic illnesses and administering treatments as needed. This role involves performing routine examinations, prescribing medications, and coordinating specialty care while adhering to established guidelines. The position requires an active Nurse Practitioner License in Ohio and involves collaborating with the Chief Medical Officer to ensure quality patient care.
22nd Century Healthcare is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Correctional Psychiatry for a local contract job in Lebanon, Ohio.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Psychiatry
- Discipline: Nurse Practitioner
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 38 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Local Contract
Job Description:
• Monitors progress of and intervenes in the course of chronic illnesses, using ODRC policies and protocols for guidance.
• 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.
Requirements
• Active OH Nurse Practitioner License
• BLS/CPR
• DEA License
About 22nd Century Healthcare
22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000+ employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for 25 years.
Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures – from recruitment to on boarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, have enabled us to successfully deliver more than $40M of healthcare staffing services with over 600,000 hours of medical staffing in the last five years.
Keywords:
Nurse Practitioner, Correctional Psychiatry, Healthcare Staffing, Patient Care, Chronic Illness Management, Mental Health, Emergency Medical Care, Ohio Nursing License, Healthcare Services, Clinical Staffing