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Nurse Practitioner - Framingham [02/15/2010] |
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Duties:GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Utilizes the medical model to meet a variety of health care needs with ambulatory care as primary focus. Works with a variety of health care professionals and security officers in a correctional environment. Provides basic medical services supervised by a licensed physician.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Performs initial and follow-up assessments of inmate-patient in a variety of settings such as initial Intake area health care unit for sick call emergency situations in housing chronic care clinics and infirmary
* Participates fully in all site-based performance improvement activities in accordance with job responsibilities
* Performs or schedules laboratory and diagnostic procedures to determine health status as assigned by the physician
* Obtains histories and performs physical examinations to determine normal and abnormal adult health status
* Communicates findings in a comprehensive and organized fashion verbally and in writing
* Identifies inmate-patient health problems and prescribes treatment based on diagnosis
* Makes appropriate timely referrals and initiates treatments based on institutional policies and procedures and physician direction
* Documents health problems and plan of care appropriately in the SOAP format
* Implements medical care in a knowledgeable safe and cost-effective manner utilizing therapeutic regimens approved by the physician and in accordance with established regulations policies and procedures
* Identifies the educational components of treatment regimens and provides inmate-patient education. Documents medical care appropriately
* Evaluates and documents inmate-patient progress and response to medical interventions
* Make referrals as necessary to the physician or other health team members
* Works within the framework of a current written Collaborative Agreement with an assigned supervising physician
* Serves as a resource to other professionals or non-professional personnel providing instructions
* Performs other specific duties as required Qualifications:MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* MSN or Nurse Practitioner Certificate
* Hold a current Nurse Practitioner license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
* Must have or be able to obtain Federal DEA Registration
* Must have or be able to obtain Mass. Controlled Substance Certificate
* 1 year of experience in a clinical setting preferred Comments:About UMASS: UMASS CORRECTIONAL HEALTH
UMass Correctional Health, a program of Commonwealth Medicine's Health and Criminal Justice (HCJ) Programs, provides comprehensive medical care services to over 10,000 incarcerated men and women at Massachusetts Department of Correction sites across the state. Facilities are located in eastern and central Massachusetts. How To Apply:https://www.jobs-umassmed.org/umm/jobboard/searchjobs.aspx?__VT=ExtCan Req# 17167 Job Type: Permanent Location: Massachusetts
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05/16/2012