Advanced Care Practitioner; PA-C or ARNP ON CALL - CBCC

Advanced Care Practitioner – On Call

Location:

Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Clallam Bay, Washington.

Monthly salary: $11,071.00 – $18,145.00.

Position overview:

Highly motivated Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) – Physician Assistant‑Certified or Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner – to deliver quality health care to incarcerated individuals under supervision of the Facility Medical Director.

• Diagnose, treat, and manage medical problems within scope of practice, in accordance with agency guidelines and standards of care.
• Ensure continuity of care and coordinate health services.
• Perform minor surgical procedures within scope of practice.
• Order, interpret, and act upon diagnostic testing.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances, per agency guidelines.
• Provide medical and technical assistance to other health‑care personnel as needed.
• Seek consultation with colleagues, staff physicians, and outside medical consultants.
• Admit and care for infirmary/observation patients as indicated.
• Perform initial screening and physical examinations.
• Update OMNI database and PULHES codes.
• Present cases at CRC as indicated.
• Serve on call duties.
• Communicate effectively in writing, verbally, and via electronic media with incarcerated individuals, families, and institutional personnel.
• Legibly document clinical findings and actions in health records, protecting confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate and complete records.
• Complete incident reports and investigate as directed.
• Participate in Clinical/facility‑wide Coordinated Quality Improvement Program (CQIP) projects.
• Attend CQIP/QMP meetings and report back to nursing and support staff.
• Represent facility on state‑wide quality improvement initiatives.
• Consult with custody staff regarding health and safety of incarcerated individuals.
• Delegate and assign patient responsibilities to nurses and assistive nursing personnel, evaluating patient needs, condition, and stability.

• Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants.
• Or, a valid Washington State license as a Registered Nurse and an active Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner license in Washington.
• Unrestricted license to practice as a midlevel practitioner and prescribe scheduled drugs.
• Valid and continuously unrestricted licensure (PA‑C, RN, ARNP).

• Experience as a mid‑level health care provider in a correctional facility.
• Certification as a Correctional Health Professional by the Academy of Correctional Health Professionals.

Master’s degree in Nursing with Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner certification OR graduate from a Physician Assistant training program.

• Up to 25 paid vacation days per year.
• 8 hours of paid sick leave per month.
• 12 paid holidays per year.
• Generous retirement plan.
• Flex Spending Accounts.
• Dependent Care Assistance.
• Deferred Compensation and other benefits.

The Department of Corrections is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.