One of the Best-Kept Secrets in Health Care
Health care delivery in a correctional setting is challenging and rewarding. It offers fulfilling opportunities for health care providers to sharpen their clinical skills, utilize cutting-edge technology, and actively manage patients, free from many of the bureaucratic processes found in traditional health care settings
Qualifications and Responsibilities:
The Nurse Practitioner under the supervision of the Physician, provides advanced nursing services and patient care in the facility's medical program.
Provides comprehensive nursing care to include, but not limited to, executing physician's orders, dispensing and administering medications and performing examinations and treatment of patients; performs a variety of procedures and treatments.
Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
Records physical findings, formulates prognosis based on patient's condition and discusses case with physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan.
Recommends drugs and other forms of treatment within the scope of licensure.
Accepts on-call status.
Must have active license in Texas with DEA and BLS.
Compensation: $100,000 - $175, 000/yr.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(K), PTO, holiday pay, flexible scheduling, bonus structure.
About the Facility:
Eden Detention Center is located in Eden, TX. The facility has approximately 1500 male inmates. It is a 24-hour clinic that is staffed with a mental health department, dental department and medical department with provider day coverage.
Please contact Tatia Hobbs at tatia.hobbs@corecivc.com or (615) 574-5068 for additional information.