Weekend Matron

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.

Weekend position for Saturday and Sundays; 7 am - 3:30 pm (16 hours/week) ***
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 also required to be able to rotate hours and shifts, if needed, 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.
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.

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.
We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.
We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.