Advanced Practice Provider Part Time

Benefits Information: p style="text-align: center;"strong**Position is a 1099 Contractor**/strong/pp style="text-align: center;"strongSchedule is Wednesdays and Sundays /10 hour Shifts/strong/p Overview: p style="margin: 0px;"Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. span style="color: black;"By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="color: black;"Who We Are:/span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="color: black;"GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="color: black;"Why Work for GEO:/span/strong/pullispan style="color: black;"We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things./span/lilispan style="color: black;"Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful./span/li/ul Responsibilities: p style="margin-top: .05pt;"strongspan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Summary:/span/strong/pp style="margin-top: .05pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider diagnoses and treats acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. In addition, this position focuses on health promotion and disease prevention; order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as laboratory work and x- rays; and prescribe medication./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Primary Duties and Responsibilities:/span/strong/pullispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider performs routine medical examinations on inmates or detainees under established guidelines./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Diagnoses and treats acute and chronic medical illness./span/lili style="margin-right: 20.5pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider provides medical treatment and services, consistent with the provision of basic health care services, in conjunction with a physician./span/lili style="margin-right: 20.5pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Formulates comprehensive treatment plans and prognosis based on the patient’s health conditions/span/lili style="margin-right: 5.1pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider prescribes medication dosages, routes, and frequencies based on patients' diagnosis permitted under State and DEA licensure./span/lili style="margin-right: 16.4pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Orders, performs, or interprets the results of diagnostic tests such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays) with physician oversight as needed/span/lili style="margin-right: 29.1pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider analyzes and interprets a patient’s history, symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop appropriate clinical assessment and treatment plan./span/lili style="margin-right: 28.05pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Develops treatment plans are based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and clinical practice guidelines./span/lili style="margin-right: 20.7pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider documents all health care services provided and include comprehensive records of health care plans and prognosis in the patient’s medical record./span/lili style="margin-right: 13.5pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Counsels patients on prescribed drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other drugs or substances./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider recommends interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks./span/lili style="margin-right: 12.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Educates patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances./span/lili style="margin-right: 17.85pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider provides patients with information needed to promote good health, reduce risk factors, and prevent disease or disability./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Consults with or refers patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider reads current literature, talk with colleagues, and participates in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Recommends diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to clinical indication, safety and patient acceptability and compliance, to treatment plan./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider schedules follow-up visits to monitor patients or evaluate health or illness care./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Maintains current knowledge of state legal regulations for nurse practitioner/physician assistant practice and licensure requirements./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider performs primary care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking specimen cultures, and appropriate wound care and debridement as necessary./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Maintains departmental policies and procedures in areas such as safety and infection./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"The Advanced Practice Provider must be available for 24-hour coverage based on the need of the facility and as assigned, to advise nursing staff in the care of detainees/inmates/residents after hours./span/lili style="margin-right: 15.3pt;"span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Performs other duties as assigned./span/li/ul Qualifications: pstrongspan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Minimum Requirements:/span/strong/pullispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Graduate from an accredited school of nursing or physician assistant studies required. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Must have a current, unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner, or as a Physician Assistant in the state the facility is located, as well as a current DEA license. Must maintain current copy of applicable licenses at the facility./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Two (2) years of advanced practice experience preferred./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Skill in performing uncomplicated surgical procedures./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to administer prescribed medications./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to perform complete physical appraisals of patients./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to identify and evaluate illnesses./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to initiate diagnostic laboratory tests and evaluate the results./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to manage the care of patients./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to compile and evaluate medical histories and other clinical and laboratory data./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to communicate effectively./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others./span/lilispan style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department./span/li/ul Pay: Pay USD $100.00/Hr.