Travel Nurse Practitioner (In-state Travel)

Job Description

Job Description

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

 

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. 

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.

 

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

 

The Travel Nurse Practitioner provides onsite medical care to inmates across various correctional facilities, covering for vacancies as needed. They assess acute and emergency complaints, develop treatment plans, and document care using EMR systems. The NP collaborates with physicians and mental health professionals and may determine the need for emergency offsite transfers. Responsibilities include participation in peer reviews, administrative meetings, and maintaining patient confidentiality. The role requires regular travel and adaptability to different work environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver medical care for acute and emergency conditions at various locations

• Evaluate, document, and treat patients in compliance with protocols

• Collaborate with physicians and assess psychiatric stability as needed

• Maintain HIPAA compliance and participate in quality and administrative programs

• Travel to different sites to support clinical operations and staffing needs

Qualifications & Requirements

 

EDUCATION

• Completion of a master’s program in nursing (NPs)

EXPERIENCE

• Previous correctional/detention facility experience

• Minimum two (2) years’ experience

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Unrestricted current license, certification, or registration in state of practice

• Must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.

• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration

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

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