Job Location : Polkton,NC, USA
Adelphi is seeking a nurse practitioner (NP)/physician assistant (PA) to provide services at a correctional facility in North Carolina.
Summary: • Ref #:BD-50-55 • Profession: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant • Specialty: Correctional Medicine/Psychiatry/Urgent Care/Primary Care/IM/EM/FM • Location: Polkton, NC • Service Setting: Outpatient • Facility Type: Correctional • Job Type: Contract • Start Date: ASAP • Contract Length: Ongoing • Shift Schedule: 30hrs/week • Rate: $70-$80/hr
Requirements: • NC License • DEA certification • BLS certification • ACLS certification • NP/PA Certification
Responsibilities: • Perform vital signs and appropriate medical history. • Perform independent assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of all illnesses and trauma. • Refer patients to clinical director for conditions beyond the scope of training and experience of the nurse practitioner. • Manage chronic health problems. • Prescribe indicated medications as directed through utilizing the Soldiers' Home Policy and Procedures. • Prescribe narcotics and controlled substances as directed by the physician. • Administer authorized immunizations. • Provide counseling and guidance to patients on issues relating to drugs, diet, weight control,effects of prescribed medications, and treatments. • Order and interpret laboratory tests, X-rays, electrocardiograms, audiograms, and perform tympanometry. • Perform physical exams. • Perform all other required services within a scope of practice which is consistent with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of North Carolina.
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