Corizon -
El Paso,
Texas
2012-2398
Nurse Practitioner
# Positions: 1
Posted Date: 2/14/2012
Overview:
Utilizes advance professional nursing skills with mental healthcare as primary focus. Interacts with a variety of mental healthcare professionals and security staff in a correctional environment.
Facility Information: El Paso County Detention Facility, in El Paso, Texas
Position is Monday to Friday, 6 hours/day on site and the additional 2 hours is compensation for the shared call with the site psychiatrist.
We offer an excellent hourly rate of $67.50/hour in addition to comprehensive benefits including a matching 401k.
Responsibilities:
* Responds to and initiates care for those requiring mental health services throughout the facility.
* Assesses inmate/patient in a variety of settings.
* Identifies inmate/patient mental health problems and prescribes treatment under direction of a physician.
* Implements mental health services utilizing therapeutic regimens approved by a psychiatrist.
* Provides mental health education to inmate/patient, healthcare and correctional staff.
* Documents all mental healthcare contacts.
* Adheres to safety and security policies and participates in disaster drills.
* Follows security regulations for keys, sharps and controlled medications.
* Delegates to and supervises other appropriate infection control practices.
* Adheres to Universal Precautions and other appropriate infection control practices.
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Graduate of an accredited college/university Nurse Practitioner program with current license/certification in the State of Texas and must be BC Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Must have current CPR certification.
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Available to participate in on-call schedule.
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Subject to initial and ongoing security clearance requirements.
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El Paso, TX
El Paso, Texas
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