Advance Practice Nurse
Company: Federal Bureau of Prisons
Location: Chicopee
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons?You can have a
meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse
workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry
level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety
by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment
in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry
programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform
correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.
Duties
Serves as an Advanced Practice Nurse in a Federal Bureau of Prisons
correctional facility and is responsible for providing primary
health care for federal audlts in custody.Primary health care will
include comprehensive assessment and management of uncomplicated
acute and stable chronic health problems. Emphasis will be placed
on patient education, patient counseling, continuity of care,
health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention and
management. Patient management decisions will be made in
collaboration with physicians and established clinical
guidelines.Manages the daily operation of the outpatient/inpatient
departments and conducts daily sick call.Performs comprehensive
physical and psycho social assessment including health maintenance
screening and risk evaluation.Identifies behaviors and
environmental factors affecting health/illness. Encourages
lifestyles that maintain and support wellness through patient
education and counseling, and assists patients in becoming active
participants in personal health.Establishes diagnostic impressions
and requests appropriate diagnostic tests (e.g., laboratory, x-ray,
visual acuity and electrocardiogram) and ability to interpret
results and selected laboratory findings.Along with all other
correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with
responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The
employee correctional responsibilities precede all others required
by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring
basis.
Requirements & Qualifications
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