Location: St Louis, MI

Facility: MI DOC Central MI Corr

Type: Full-Time

Shift: Variable Shift

Recruiter: Bryce Hicks

Email: BryHicks@Wellpath.us

Compensation Information: $107,138 - $130,946 / year

Department (Org): Clinic

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

Our Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant provides a full range of medical services for patients. Works under the supervision of the Site Medical Director and other site Physicians and in accordance with established policy and procedure as well as within the state guidelines. Provides required documentation of services to the Site Medical Director or designee in order to monitor provision of clinical services. Notifies the Medical Director and H.S.A. regarding changes in schedule coverage. Assists in arrangements for coverage of medical services if unavailable for an extended period of time.

Key Responsibilities

Reports to assigned facility at designated hour to examine referred patients.

Conducts on-site chronic care clinics and sick call as established by Site Medical Director, Health Services Administrator or designee.

Conducts infirmary rounds as established by Site Medical Director, Health Services Administrator or designee and records encounters in the patient's progress notes.

Ensures progress note documentation is in SOAP format, problem oriented, corresponds to the therapeutic order and is dated, timed and legible.

Adheres to the established formulary for therapeutic regimens before using non-formulary procedure.

Respond to a code or health emergency within standard guidelines.

Makes pertinent observations and draws logical conclusions, which validate need for non-formulary drug, which is recorded on non-formulary form and submitted to the Medical Director for approval.

Utilizes available in-house resource personnel for treatment or resolution of identified problems before using off-site referral, if possible.

Provides emergency treatment on-site and responds appropriately in urgent or emergency situations.

Supports standards of medical care through adherence to existing policies and procedures for: Admission to the infirmary (when one is on site); Transfer to emergency room; Utilization review process for specialty consultant referrals

Assumes responsibility and accountability for his/her individual judgments and actions.

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.

Uses Universal or Standard Precautions at all times.

Prescribes a planned regimen of total patient care, which is adequate, problem-oriented and appropriate to the needs of the patient.

Keeps patient information confidential and respects patient's rights to privacy, in accordance with accepted confidentiality practices for incarcerated individuals.

Provides input into facility mandatory committees such as Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Medical Audit Committee as requested by Site Medical Director, Health Services Administrator or designee.

Must obtain and maintain security clearance

Must maintain privileges

Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance.

Must be able to apply principles of critical thinking to a variety of practical and emergent situations and accurately follow standardized procedures that may call for deviations.

Must be able to apply sound judgment beyond a specific set of instructions and apply knowledge to different factual situations.

Must be alert at all times; pay close attention to details.

Must be able to work under stress on a regular or continuous basis.

Post orders, if applicable, per site contract.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Wellpath is an EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Employer

Qualifications & Requirements

Education for N urse Practitioner :

Completion of a master's program in nursing (NPs) or an accredited education program for PAs

Hold an advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program

Experience for N urse Practitioner :

Previous correctional/detention facility experience

Minimum two (2) years experience.

Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration

Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS and PALS (where applicable) certification through AHA

Licenses/Certifications for N urse Practitioner :

Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state

Current CPR Certification

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.