What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner - Locum Tenens Coverage position at Seacrest Behavioral Health?
Role Overview
This position is for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) providing primary care services in a correctional facility setting. The role involves managing adult patients, performing evaluations, treating acute illnesses, and managing chronic conditions within a secure environment.
Responsibilities
This position is for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) providing primary care services in a correctional facility setting. The role involves managing adult patients, performing evaluations, treating acute illnesses, and managing chronic conditions within a secure environment.
Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive family medicine services during weekday daytime hours
- Manage a caseload of 18-20 adult patients daily
- Conduct patient assessments, documentation, and treatment planning using EMR systems
- Collaborate with nursing staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes
- Prescribe medications and manage medical conditions in accordance with protocols
- Board certification required
- Prescriptive authority necessary
- Experience in primary or family medicine preferred
- Ability to work independently within a correctional healthcare environment
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- No call required
- Support staff includes RNs and LPNs
- On-site work in a secure correctional facility
- Focus on adult patient population