Full-Time Nurse Practitioner- Kenton County

Company: QCHC Inc
Location: Covington
Posted on: January 17, 2023

Job Description:

Full-Time Nurse Practitioner- Kenton County

EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Description

Employee will be expected to:

- provide nurse practitioner services on-site to inmates at QCHC's facilities.

- give appropriate medical orders to direct medical and nursing care provided by QCHC nursing staff at sites.

- document all clinical encounters in the medical record

- participate in the quality assurance, risk management, and staff education activities

- coordinate and communicate with jail administration as necessary

- participate in meetings with jail administration, Sheriffs, and/or other county officials as needed; work with off-site healthcare providers as necessary.

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree in Nursing required
• Must have current and valid CRNP
• Must have current, unencumbered license in the state of practice
• 1-3 years of previous Nurse Practitioner experience preferred
• Experience working in corrections preferred
• Current BLS certified
  
  Position Requirements
  
  Job Requirements:
  
  • Master's degree in Nursing required
  • Must have current and valid CRNP
  • Must have current, unencumbered license in the state of practice
  • 1-3 years of previous Nurse Practitioner experience preferred
  • Experience working in corrections preferred
  • Current BLS certified
    
    Full-Time/Part-Time
    Full-Time
    
    Shift
    Days
    
    Hourly Rate
    
    Position
    Nurse Practitioner
    
    Exempt/Non-Exempt
    Exempt
    
    Location
    Kenton Co, KY
    
    About the Organization
    Welcome to Quality Correctional Health Care. We are a physician-owned company exclusively devoted to providing inmate healthcare services in the correctional environment. We have a proven track record devoted exclusively to providing inmate healthcare services in corrections environments. We currently provide healthcare to approximately 12,000 inmates in over sixty jails in six states. We serve facilities that range in size from small 20-bed municipal jails to large, multi-site detention facilities with 1,000 inmates. Our mission is simple yet critical: 'To seamlessly integrate cost effective affordable and quality correctional health care into the corrections environment.' -Johnny Bates, MD, CEO and Founder.
    
    This position is currently accepting applications.

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