Nurse Practitioner
- Tucson, AZ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Shall have a current license and must be eligible for board certification in their chosen field of expertise that permits him/her to practice and to perform services in the State of Arizona for the duration of the contract.
- Must have obtained a graduate degree from an accredited University, with a degree in Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant Studies.
- A copy of post graduate training primary source verified,
- A copy of NCCPA board certification (where applicable),
- A copy of continuing education for the last 3 years shall be submitted with current CV.
- Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate population.
- Conduct medical histories, examine patients, order and interpret laboratory tests, x-ray and other diagnostic testing.
- Diagnosis and treat patients in an efficient, timely, and professional manner, provide treatment plans and prescribe medications utilizing the Bureau of Prisons formulary.
- Clinically manage injuries by suturing, splinting, and immobilizing
- Attend to medical emergencies.
- Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultation, instruct and counsel, and order or carry out therapy.
- Emergency consultation to be performed in instances where deemed necessary.
- Perform minor surgery utilizing local anesthesia during consultation visits. • Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating, and revising program plans.
- Assists in determining conditions, resources, and policies essential to delivery of health care services.
- Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.
- Manages the daily operation of the clinic and conducts daily sick call, which may include securing health histories from the patient, recording findings and providing clinical evaluations
- Perform new intakes
- Provides a wide range of emergency services, in the absence of the physician