Job Title : Nurse Practitioner

Location : Troy VA, 22974

Duration : 6 Months

Shift: Days (M-F)

Hours: 40 hours/week (8 hours/day)

Onsite: Yes

This is at State Correctional Facility

Description:

This position is considered an Infirmary assignment.

Role Description

Certified nurse practitioners performing responsibilities that require an advanced level of certification and/or license as a Certified Nurse Practitioner.

Complexity

• Scope of work includes performing physical examinations and preventive health measures, ordering and performing diagnostic procedures, and prescribing controlled substances and devices in accordance with current regulations.
• Contacts are made with patients in the provision of care and more limited contact with physicians for their consultation.

Results

• The limited availability of physician oversight increases the consequence of error.
• Work significantly affects the health of patients due to higher level of independence.

Accountability

• Performs work under limited access to a physician or works in an environment where physician availability is typically limited.
• Works independently with minimal supervision providing diagnosis and treatment according to protocol.