Please Find the Job Details below: Job Title: Nurse Practitioner Location: Gallipolis, OH 45631 Duration: 6 months to long-term Shift: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Client : State of Ohio
Job responsibilities:
Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness.
Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions.
Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients.
Completes discharge planning/follow-up care for clients/patients/youth/inmates with chronic care and/or medical issues.
Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.
Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting.
Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing.
Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.
Maintains required medical records:
Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards
Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.
Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings:
Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer.
Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting.
Weatherby Healthcare 
Gallipolis, OH 
