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Correctional Medicine Nurse Practitioner

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22nd Health Care LLC

2024-11-07 15:41:36

Job location Lancaster, Ohio, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Healthcare & Medical

Job description

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner
Location: Lancaster, OH, 43130
Duration: 3 Months to Long Term
Shift: 40 hours/week (Mon to Fri)

Job Responsibilities:
• 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.
• Cooperates with CMO medical quality oversight & accept suggestions, redirection, and guidance

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