Matron for Surgery

We’re on a path to better healthcare.
Department (Org): Clinic

Excellent career growth opportunities

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Growth and training

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 families to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including:

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)

Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

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. 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!”, 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.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) under the supervision of the Site Medical Director and other site Physicians offers a comprehensive range of medical services to incarcerated patients in accordance with established policy and state guidelines. They ensure necessary documentation of services is provided to the Site Medical Director or designee to monitor the provision of clinical services. Additionally, they communicate scheduling changes to the Medical Director and H.S.A. and make arrangements for coverage of medical services if unavailable for an extended period of time.

Conducts routine and emergency medical care for inmates, including chronic care clinics, infirmary rounds, and emergency treatment on-site.

Adheres to established policies and procedures for medical care, including documentation in SOAP format, adherence to formulary regimens, and utilizing available in-house resources for treatment.

Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions, while also reporting any concerns or questions to the Medical Director or Health Services Administrator.

Provides input into facility mandatory committees as requested.

A graduate of an accredited school of nursing

An advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program

Prior medical/surgical and/or emergency/trauma experience and corrections experience is preferred

Scheduling flexibility is required to rotate hours and shifts, and to be called during emergency situations to provide coverage

Must have and maintain current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state of employment

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.