POSITION: NP/PA

SCHEDULE: Part-Time (16 hours/week – Weekend Day Shift)

FACILITY: St. Lucie County Jail

LOCATION: Fort Pierce, FL

Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is a member of the Wexford family: a group of the nation's leading innovative correctional health care companies. At Wexford Health Sources, Inc., our philosophy is that health care should not be considered a luxury for anyone. We simply care for those in need and the corrections environment is our venue.

POSITION SUMMARY

• Provides basic medical services under the supervision of a licensed physician.
• Utilizes professional medical skills to meet a variety of health care needs, with ambulatory care as primary focus.
• Provides a broad range of services to the facility including assessment, identification and treatment of medical concerns, health education to patients, and illness and injury prevention.
• Performs paraprofessional medical services, of an advanced technical nature, to the inmate population as appropriate. Involves Medical Director in clinical decision making of any issues that are outside his/her knowledge base or scope.
• Establishes individualized treatment plans and insures the continuity of care for patients requiring on-going health care services.
• Counsels patients on preventative care, medical problems, and use of prescribed treatment.
• Share the on-call responsibilities other site clinicians and responding Telephonically

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The following requirements list the minimum to qualify. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

LICENSING: Current, valid Florida Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license

CERTIFICATION: Current CPR Certification

EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited college/university program

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Minimum two (2) years clinical experience required. Correctional experience a plus

EOE/M/F/D