Advanced Care Practitioner; PA-C Lead​/ARNP - WCC

Advanced Care Practitioner (PA-C Lead/ARNP) – On Call

Washington Corrections Center (WCC) – Shelton, WA – Salary: $63.63 - $104.28 per hour.

The Department of Corrections seeks a highly motivated and qualified individual for the on‑call Advanced Care Practitioner (PA‑C Lead/ARNP) at WCC.

Under the supervision of the Health Services Managers/Facility Medical Director, the role contributes to the agency's mission to improve public safety by delivering quality health care to the facility patient population in a timely and professional manner, promoting healthy lifestyles and providing patient health care education. This includes assessing, diagnosing, and treating medical issues encountered.

• Diagnose health‑related problems and determine outcomes.
• Implement plan of care by providing direct patient care; directing others regarding urgency, time frames, methods, and determining when care or services become more urgent or need clarification or another level of intervention; taking action as necessary to provide orders and accomplish prescribed interventions in a timely and clinically responsive manner.
• Perform minor surgical procedures and suture simple lacerations.
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic laboratory tests, ECGs, and x‑rays.
• Prescribe medications including controlled substances and buprenorphine as indicated.
• Refer complicated and complex cases to staff physicians and outside medical consultants and facilities when necessary.
• Admit and care for infirmary patients when needed.
• Provide urgent and emergent medical care both in the infirmary and in living units or other facility areas.
• When applicable, manage a population of primary‑care patients in the general population or in an intensive management/segregation unit.
• Update PULHES codes to reflect changes in patients’ condition or circumstances.

• Effectively communicate verbally, in writing, and via computer or other electronic media with offenders, their families, other health‑care personnel, custody, and other institutional personnel.
• Legibly document subjective and objective clinical findings and the actions taken to deliver all aspects of health care.
• Protect confidentiality of health records.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care.

• Promote facility safety.
• Attend all required training.
• Manage email and ensure timely response as required.
• Participate in medical on‑duty on‑call rotations.
• Attend regular medical provider meetings.

• Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants.
• Or a valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered Nurse and a current license designated as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the state of Washington.
• Must hold an unrestricted license to practice as a midlevel practitioner and prescribe scheduled drugs.
• Licensure (PA‑C, RN, ARNP) must be valid and continuously unrestricted.

• Experience working as a mid‑level health‑care provider at a correctional facility.
• One year of working experience as an ARNP or PA.

• Detailed resume.
• Cover letter.
• Three professional references (include phone number and email address).

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible.

• Include a minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. If you do not have sufficient references, include non‑related professionals such as educators or other professional associates.
• A background check including criminal record history will be conducted prior to a new hire. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability.
• Employees may work directly with or near incarcerated individuals in a potentially hazardous setting. Please consider this when deciding whether to apply.
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