Full -Time Advanced Practice Provider - Government Facility - Port Isabel , TX
Los Fresnos, Texas
Category: Advanced Practitioner
Contract - Full Time
Job ID: 934035
Work Setting:
Contract Duration: 260 Weeks
Est. Pay: $3000 / Week
Posted Date: 4/9/2025
Los Fresnos, Texas
Work Setting:
Category: Advanced Practitioner
Contract Duration: 260 Weeks
Contract - Full Time
Est. Pay: $3000 / Week
Job ID: 934035
Posted Date: 4/9/2025
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A government facility is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our healthcare team. This contract position involves providing comprehensive healthcare services in a unique detention environment. APPs will work collaboratively with physicians to deliver high-quality care to detainees.
Long Term
Weekly Pay
Yearly Increases
PTO/SICK Time Accural
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide acute, emergent, and chronic healthcare.
- Perform comprehensive history and physical evaluations.
- Conduct minor outpatient surgical procedures.
- Manage infectious diseases and public health concerns.
- Offer gender-specific care, including transgender care and pregnancy management.
- Participate in court-ordered treatment plans for psychiatric and life-threatening conditions.
- Provide infirmary care and manage tuberculosis treatment.
- Ensure compliance with infection control policies and universal precautions.
- Educate patients on health matters.
Required Education and Experience:
- Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner program.
- One year of full-time experience in primary care within the past five years.
- Experience in detention, correctional, or residential healthcare settings is preferred.
Licensure and Certification:
- Unrestricted, current license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
- National certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
- Unrestricted license to prescribe controlled medications.
- Certification in Basic Life Support or CPR.
Attributes and Professional Qualities:
- Ability to establish positive working relationships in a multicultural environment.
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing schedules.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and demonstrate integrity and cultural competency.
Duty Hours and On-Call Requirements:
- Rotational on-call duties, including availability during weekends and holidays.
- Response required during emergency activations.
Security Requirements:
- Favorable fitness determination by the Department of Homeland Security’s Personnel Security Unit.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to perform physical tasks such as standing, walking, bending, and lifting.
- Respond to medical emergencies within four minutes.
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