Physician’s Assistant (PA)/Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Full Time
West Boylston, MA 01583
Posted
Job description
Why Us:
Qualifications & Requirements:
Experience:
Join us and find a career that supports:
Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
Compensation Range: $60 - $67 / hour We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
How you make a difference:
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Under direct supervision of the Health Services Administrator (HSA), Program Manager (PM), or higher medical professional, the Physician’s Assistants (PA) and Nurse Practitioners (NP) will assist the Physician in all medical care and treatment of the patient population including but not limited to behavioral health disorders. The PA and NP will coordinate the patient plan of care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in collaboration with the healthcare team and in compliance with all agency, local, state, federal laws and regulations.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Education:
- Completion of a master’s program in nursing (NPs) or an accredited education program for PAs
Experience:
Previous correctional/detention facility experience- Minimum two (2) years’ experience
Licenses/Certifications:
- Unrestricted current license, certification or registration in state of practice - must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.
- Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration
- Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS and PALS (where applicable) certification through AHA
- Hold daily sick call, examine patients and carry out treatment according to standardized procedures and protocols
- Carry out physicians’ orders
- Consult with physician about non-emergency conditions falling outside protocol parameters
- Identify medical emergency conditions and provide appropriate emergency care and arrange for transfer to the nearest appropriate facility
- Admit patients to the OHU and coordinate with nursing staff to develop treatment plans
- Perform annual physical examinations on all persons served as scheduled, order appropriate laboratory studies, and classify appropriate worker status
- Repair simple lacerations and remove sutures
- Perform minor surgical procedures (i.e. I&D, basic splinting and toe nail removal)
- Responsible for recognizing and treating non-psychotic behavioral health disorders pharmacologically as indicated
- In collaboration with the Psychiatrist, provide ongoing care of patients who are stable on maintenance doses of non-psychotic medications, as well as treat cases of situational stressors, causing anxiety, depression and sleep disorders
- Successfully complete and continue practice of the OneCare team’s educational program, Medical Provider Training for Prescribing Mental Health Drugs
- Document all findings using the S.O.A.P.E. method
- Ensure confidentiality of persons served health information
- Provide discharge planning as required
- Participate in Quality Management and Peer Review activities
- Attend quarterly Quality Management meetings
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Wellpath is an EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Employer
You Matter:
- Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
- Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
- Excellent career growth opportunities
Join us and find a career that supports:
- Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
- Autonomy in a warm team environment
- Growth and training
Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
- DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
- Tuition Assistance, student loan assistance, and dependent scholarships
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
- Company paid life insurance
- Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
- Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
- Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
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