Advanced Care Practitioner (PA-C Lead/ARNP) - WCC

Advanced Care Practitioner (PA-C Lead/ARNP) - WCC

• Provide direct patient care services
• Diagnose health related problems and determine outcome
• Implement plan of care by providing direct patient care
• Perform minor surgical procedures and suture of simple lacerations
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic laboratory tests
• Prescribe medications including controlled substances and buprenorphine as indicated
• Refer complicated and complex cases to staff physicians and outside medical consultants and facilities when necessary
• Admit and care for infirmary patients when needed
• Provide urgent and emergent medical care both in the infirmary and in living units or other facility areas
• Manage a population of primary care Patient’s in general population or in an intensive management/ segregation unit
• Updates PULHES codes to reflect changes in the Patients’ condition or circumstances
• Provide effective communication and documentation
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care
• Promote facility safety
• Attend all required training
• Manage email and ensure timely response as required
• Participate in Medical on Duty on-call rotations
• Attend regular medical provider meetings

• Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants
• Must possess a valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered Nurse AND possession of a current license designated as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the state of Washington
• Must hold unrestricted license to practice as a midlevel practitioner and prescribe scheduled drugs
• Experience working as a mid-level health care provider at a correctional facility
• One year of working experience as an ARNP or PA

• Salary
• Benefits
• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Sick leave
• Vacation time
• Family leave
• Employee assistance program

The State of Washington is committed to improving public safety by delivering quality health care to the facility patient population in a timely and professional manner