Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Medical Director and Co-Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) ensures the healthcare of incarcerated patients undergoing dialysis treatment within a correctional facility. The NP functions within established professional boundaries to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care from assessment through evaluation, under the continuous supervision of a qualified physician. This includes both in-facility dialysis care and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across various treatment settings, including outpatient, home dialysis, and skilled nursing/rehabilitation environments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage a clinical caseload of ESRD and pre-ESRD patients within correctional, home dialysis, and nursing home/rehab settings.
- Perform accurate comprehensive history-taking, diagnosis, subjective findings, physical assessments, and treatment planning.
- Ensure timely follow up in Electronic Health Records Systems to comply with billing, clinical, and department of corrections goals
- Deliver high standards of care using advanced autonomous clinical judgment and a broad theoretical knowledge base.
- Prescribe safe and appropriate medications in accordance with the Florida Board of Nursing and applicable laws.
- Exhibit excellent communication and written skills, must be detail oriented and be able to multitask effectively.
- Monitor dialysis patients in partnership with nephrologists and facility staff, ensuring appropriate interventions are implemented.
- Educate patients on disease processes, dialysis management, lifestyle modifications, and wellness promotion.
- Collaborate with other healthcare providers, including correctional medical staff and social workers, to ensure continuity of care.
- Refer patients to external services or specialists when medically indicated.
- Contribute to the development of new services and patient education programs, such as a Pre-ESRD Education Program.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and help maintain compliance with regulatory and correctional standards.
- Lead and support the dialysis nursing team to ensure the best practices and high standards of care
- Demonstrate clear knowledge of Physicians' Dialysis procedures and protocols
- Must be sensitive to the diverse patient populations
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Education/Experience/Qualification:
- Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited school.
- Current RN License, active Nurse Practitioner certificate, and furnishing number.
- Experience in dialysis or nephrology is strongly preferred; correctional healthcare experience is a plus.
- Current CPR certification, ACLS preferred
- Current DEA license or eligibility
- Excellent clinical judgment, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Established leadership skills
