What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner - Specialty position at Wellpath?
You Matter
• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture• Excellent career growth opportunities
Join us and find a career that supports:• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging• Autonomy in a warm team environment• Growth and training
Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching• Company paid life insurance• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
Why Us
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
How you make a difference
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides a range of medical services to patients under the supervision of the Site Medical Director and other physicians. They adhere to established policies and procedures and state guidelines and obtain a collaborative agreement with the physician or Medical Director. The NP also provides required documentation of services, notifies the Medical Director and H.S.A. regarding changes in schedule coverage, and assists in arranging coverage of medical services.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducts on-site chronic care clinics and sick call as established by Site Medical Director, Health Services Administrator, or designee.
- Provides emergency treatment on-site and responds appropriately in urgent or emergency situations.
- Prescribes a planned regimen of total patient care, which is adequate, problem-oriented, and appropriate to the needs of the patient.
- Supports standards of medical care through adherence to existing policies and procedures.
- Reports any doubts or questions regarding the lack of appropriate referrals, nursing or medical intervention necessary for the realization of established patient goals to the Medical Director or Health Services Administrator for disposition.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing; Advanced Degree in an approved and Accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
Experience
- Previous correctional/detention facility experience
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience
Licenses/Certifications
- Unrestricted and Current License, Certification, or Registration in State of practice
- Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
- Current lifesaving BLS and PALS (where applicable) certification through AHA
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.