NP - Corrections Englewood, CO Local or Varies

Location: Englewood, Colorado

Contract Length: 8 Weeks with Potential to Extend

Hours: Part Time;
Thursdays & Fridays 9a - 5p

Compensation: $65/hr, $97.50/hr OT

• End-of-Shift Pay through Paymint Available or Weekly Pay
• Extension Pay Raises
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Insurance
• 24/7 Clinician Support
• Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
• Clinician Recognition Program with Cash Bonuses

Purpose of this Position: Primary care is provided by licensed independent practitioners/Mid Level Providers with responsibility for a continuum of health care from initial assessment through development and maintenance of health care including physical, psychiatric, and dental maintenance.

Provides medical care to youth in a correctional setting, including acute and chronic care, medication management, new-admission follow-up, and evaluation and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries. The role functions between a primary care office and urgent care, with coordination of referrals, follow-up, and ongoing medical needs.

Patient population consists of 10-18 year old adolescents detained and awaiting court process.

• Detect and prevent the spread of communicable infectious disease by interviewing youth through the completion health appraisals, sick calls and obtaining complete history.
• Participate in obtaining data for health program planning.

• Diagnose medical problems including emergency medical situations by performing physical exams, ordering appropriate laboratory tests and other diagnostic tests, interpreting results, formulating treatment plans using established protocol, and documenting thoroughly.
• Maximizing patient education in the treatment plan to promote health in wellness including education.
• Use established protocol for prescribing medication and treatment for diagnosed illness.
• Consult with Medical Director/Physician regarding variance from established protocol or when protocols are unavailable.
• Consulting and notify them of necessary referrals to other physicians and specialists for medical, dental and specialty problems beyond the scope of the agency clinic.
• Prepare and administer medication without error.
• Initiating and monitoring effectiveness of plans and adjusting them as indicating.
• Consult with Supervisor/DYS Physician if any questionable or complex diagnosis of treatment issues exist.
• Communicates information to the appropriate DYS personnel.

• Evaluate mental status, mental health conditions of youth through interview and observation. Provides basic mental health intervention.
• Reports mental health information.
• Reports to supervisor or mental health resources for further evaluation or intervention, and referrals or transfers to Mental Health Hospital.

• Documents history, exam, diagnosis, treatment in medical records.
• Completes the medical logs pertinent to medical department.
• Provides written guidelines for staff including emergency care.
• Communicates information to staff, supervisors and administration. Including Food Service for allergy purposes.

Provide health education and training to both youth and staff, regarding the health care needs of high risk adolescents in a secure correctional facility.

• The successful candidate will have two or more years experience in the following areas:
  Prescriptive Authority in the State of Colorado Adolescent health care
• Assessing, diagnosing, and treatment of acute and chronic illness
• Documentation in an electronic medical record

• Knowledge to detect and prevent the spread of communicable infectious disease
• Knowledge to diagnose medical problems including emergency medical situations by performing physical exams, obtaining lab tests, ordering diagnostic tests, interpreting results, formulating treatment plans of the basic principles of supervision
• Knowledge to use established protocols for prescribing medication and treating diagnosed illnesses,
• Knowledge to evaluate the mental status, and the mental health, conditions of youth through interview and observation
• Knowledge of Oral and Written Communication Skills, Ability to resolve conflict
• Knowledge and ability of Interpersonal Skills
• Knowledge and experience clinically supervising medical staff