Nurse Practitioner (NP)

AvaMed Inc is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities/CDCR. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Nurse Practitioner to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Blythe, CA


Position Details:
40 Hours per week
Location: Blythe, CA
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm 
(2 week Orientation, same as work schedule)
Rate: $72/hr ($2,880/week)
1099 employee

Must have a California Registered Nurse (RN) license.

Job Description:

Under the direction of the Institution/Facility CEO/CME or designee, the Temporary/Relief Physician
Assistant and Nurse Practitioner shall provide services as permitted within the scope of practice for
Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner services in accordance with Institution/Facility policies and
procedures.

A. Standards of Obligation

To assist CDCR/CCHCS in its exercise of its duty to provide and manage medical healthcare services to
the patient/youth of the State of California, Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
shall provide high quality services consistent with established and commonly accepted standards and
principles of medical practice. Nothing in the Agreement shall supersede the common law rules for the
interpretation of established and commonly accepted standards and principles of medical practice.
Providers shall adhere to the CDCR/CCHCS medical staff by-laws, rules, regulations, policies and
procedures, and comply with universal infection control precautions.

B. Authorization

1. Authorization for Treatment
Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall agree that, as required by law,
excluding emergency and primary care services, prior authorization must be obtained in writing from the
respective CDCR/CCHCS Institution/Facility CEO/CME or designee, in accordance with CCHCS's
Utilization Management Plan. Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall
complete and return all forms required by CDCR regarding treatment of patient/youth. Authorization must
be documented in the patient's/youth's medical record in all cases of essential services before
considering any non-emergency specialty treatment, or any consultations by specialty Physicians,
Physician Assistants, and/or Nurse Practitioners or diagnostic procedures not specifically stated in a
CDCR/CCHCS prior authorization form.

2. Authorization for Transportation/Transfers
Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall agree that, as required by law,
CDCR/CCHCS retains full authority to determine the manner in which a patient/youth is transported to the
CDCR/CCHCS institutions/facilities or transferred to other healthcare facilities, after the course of
treatment or therapy has been implemented or completed.
Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall not transfer a patient/youth to any
facility without prior written authorization from the appropriate CDCR/CCHCS Institution/Facility
CEO/CME or designee.

3. Experimental and Investigational Drugs and Procedures
Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall not perform on or administer to any
patient/youth any experimental or investigational treatment, therapy, procedure or drug. Such treatment,
unless it is otherwise permissible under law, is prohibited under Penal Code, Section 3502, and thus must
have prior authorization by the Institution/Facility CEO/CME or designee and CDCR's Office of Legal
Affairs. Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall agree to perform or
administer only those medical services which are recognized as being in accord with generally accepted
professional medical standards, or as being safe and effective for use in the treatment of an illness, injury
or condition at issue, subject to the limitations described in this Agreement.

4. Exclusions and Limitations
a. Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall agree that no
healthcare service or treatment shall be provided for those conditions specifically listed
in California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 15, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4,
Article 8, Section 3350.1. Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners,
may request individual case exceptions for excluded or limited healthcare service or
treatment by seeking prior approval of the Institution/Facility CEO/CME or designee.

b. Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall agree that any
excluded healthcare service or treatment needed for pre-existing conditions shall be
provided only in the event that the condition has become aggravated in such a
manner that it poses a significant threat to the patient's/youth's current health and if
not treated would result in morbidity and/or mortality. Temporary/Relief Physician
Assistants and Nurse Practitioners shall acknowledge that the appeal must be
recognized as medically necessary.

c. The CDCR/CCHCS Medical Standards of Care shall be used as a reference when
prior authorization is granted.

5. Clinical Reviews
At the request of the Institution/Facility's CEO/CME or designee, Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants
and Nurse Practitioners shall perform clinical reviews to determine the quality of clinical care delivered.
This includes clinical reviews of index cases (deaths, adverse outcomes etc.) for the purposes of
determining clinical quality. As part of the clinical review process, Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants
and Nurse Practitioners can also be required to participate in Professional Practice Committee activities
and may be called as witnesses in Professional Practice activities. The process of clinical reviews may
include the examination of written health records, discussion with Physicians, Physician Assistants,
and/or Nurse Practitioners and CDCR/CCHCS supervisors and direct patient/youth examinations. The
Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners who perform clinical reviews are required
to be skilled in the preparation of written clinical review documents.

6. CCHCS shall provide a copy of the CDCR/CCHCS's formulary to be kept on file by the applicable
Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners. Temporary/Relief Physician Assistants
and Nurse Practitioners shall consult with CDCR physicians to assure that whenever possible only those
medications which are on the CDCR's formulary are prescribed unless granted prior authorization is given
by the Institution/Facility's CEO/CME or designee for deviation

If you are interested please submit a copy of your resume and we will reach out to you ASAP.

Salary : $72