What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner position at Potomac Management Solutions?
This position is part time (working approximately 12 hours per week), supporting the operation of a student residential training facility (Job Corps Center).
Education and Experience:
- Active license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of Iowa
- Experience in providing physician health services for adolescents and young adults who are socially and economically disadvantaged
Scope of Services include, but are not limited to the following:
A. Under the supervision of a physician, the development, implementation, and monitoring of the total center health and wellness program, to help students become and stay employed, including:
- Advising the Center Director and Wellness Services staff on all medical and health related matters. This shall include staffing requirements; the advisability of medical separations, including the furnishing of diagnosis, prognosis, and recommendations for future care; the utilization and cost of services; the personalization of patient care; and any other health areas deemed appropriate by the Center Physician and the Center Director.
- Consulting with center staff on ordering, accounting for, and safeguarding health equipment, supplies, and medications.
- With due regard for Job Corps requirements, the Nurse Practitioner will prioritize health needs and set program direction accordingly. To accomplish this, the Nurse Practitioner should confer with the health and wellness manager (HWM), the center dentist, and center mental health consultant (CMHC), and meet with the Center Director or administrative officer on a monthly basis to review policies and expenditures for that period and establish restraints, if necessary, to stay within budgetary guidelines. The Nurse Practitioner may involve the regional health consultants in this process, if needed.
- Developing a system to promote the coordination and integration of the health components (medical, oral health, mental health, environmental health, and health education) with other center activities. This will be done in cooperation with the HWM, center dentist, and CMHC.
- Providing advice and assistance to health education instructors on the implementation of the health and wellness program and promoting health and wellness outside the clinic walls (i.e., out on center) to enhance employability of the total student population.
- Ensuring the maintenance, confidentiality, and safeguarding of all health records.
- Issuing and maintaining signed and dated standing orders for medical care
- Staying current on Job Corps policies and procedures via frequent communication with the center’s HWM and review of the Job Corps health and wellness website.
B. Under the supervision of a physician, providing direct medical services to students, including:
- A cursory medical inspection for each student within the first 48 hours after arrival on center, and a definitive medical examination and health history of each student, within 14 days of arrival on center. The medical examination will include the interpretation of all routine laboratory tests. Although much of this work may be delegated, the Nurse Practitioner maintains the ultimate responsibility for the quality of work performed.
- Diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury, including the Nurse Practitioner’s availability on center for acute illness and injury visits.
- Arrangements for preventive immunizations and detection and control of communicable diseases
- Provision of all necessary referrals for specialist and institutional care and assisting in reviewing follow up information from such off-center referrals.
- Providing a system of 24-hour emergency back-up coverage/referral.
