NURSE PRACTITIONERS / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - PART-TIME
10/31/2009
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Job Overview

Company: Prison Health Services
Location: map it!US-NJ-Bridgeton
Base Pay: N/A
Employee Type: Part-Time
Industry: Healthcare - Health Services
Managed Care
Manages Others: No
Job Type: Health Care
Nurse
Professional Services
Req'd Education: Graduate Degree
Req'd Experience: Not Specified
Req'd Travel: Not Specified
Relocation Covered: Not Specified
   
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Phone: Not Available
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Fax: 973-571-9747
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Ref ID: Cumberland
 

Company Overview

Prison Health Services, Inc., (PHS) is the founder of the private managed correctional healthcare field. Since 1978, PHS has delivered value-driven healthcare to literally hundreds of jails, prisons and juvenile facilities across the United States.

Employing more than 4,700 healthcare professionals and support staff across the country, we lead the correctional healthcare field in the application of proven managed care principles to ensure high quality, cost-effective healthcare at each of our client facilities.

PHS is proud to announce that as of March 19, 2007, we are the first private correctional healthcare company to achieve URAC Health Provider Credentialing Accreditation. PHS is one of only 12 organizations nationwide to have earned this prestigious designation.

Job Description

NURSE PRACTITIONERS / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - PART-TIME
  

Put yourself in the mix at Correctional Health Service (CHS) / Prison Health Services (PHS) and you'll share the many rewards of the rapidly expanding field of correctional health care. You were trained to care for people, so here is the chance to experience the greatest benefit of doing just that. We have delivered quality health care to literally hundreds of jails, prisons and juvenile facilities across the United States.
   

We currently have openings for part-time Nurse Practitioners / Physician Assistants at the Cumberland County Jail in Bridgeton, NJ. 

   

These positions will provide you with the opportunity to apply your skills on a diversity of cases and provide all levels of healthcare. Will work under the supervision of a physician as set forth in the state board of medicine guidelines, while providing medical care and treatment to the inmate population of patients in defined areas to assess illness, treatment education, prevention and wellness concepts. In addition, this position will work with many different individuals including patients, physicians, security guards, and other correctional employees.

Correctional medicine is comprised primarily of internal medicine patients with a public service/community health service flavor. Care competencies include: asthma, hypertension, seizures, diabetes and infectious disease: including TB and HIV. Enjoy easy follow up and continuity of care with 24/7 nursing coverage.

  

We offer a safe and supportive work environment with competitive compensation and paid professional liability insurance.  


 For more information about our Company, visit http://www.prisonhealth.com/.

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Job Requirements

    • Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner program
    • Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of New Jersey
    • CPR certification
    • All candidates must be willing and able to pass a background screening

 

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