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Below is the job description for your reference: Job Title: Nurse Practitioner Hours/week: 40 Hours/week Location: Lima OH 45802 Duration: 3 months to Long term Shift: 08:00AM-05:00PM (M-F) Job Description: ⦁ Monitors progress of and intervenes in the course of chronic illnesses, using ODRC policies and protocols for guidance ⦁ Inoculates or vaccinates against communicable diseases & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute and chronically ill patients & performs minor surgery as training & competency allows ⦁Performs routine physical exams of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnoses new conditions ⦁Evaluates patients for the necessity of specialty referral consultations inside or outside the institution & reviews said consult reports for the recommendations, approving or disapproving accordingly ⦁Orders & reviews the results of laboratory, x-ray, & other diagnostic testing as appropriate ⦁With the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), facilitates the completion of medical reclassification & requests for non-formulary medications as necessary ⦁Performs routine & emergency medical care of patients as scheduled ⦁ Examines, diagnoses & treats patients within scope of practice, as identified by the State of Ohio Nursing Board, as applicable ⦁Conducts rounds on infirmary patients as deemed appropriate by the CMO ⦁Writes up medical information gathered during patient interviews according to ODRC Office of Correctional Healthcare guidelines, policies, protocols & related American Correctional Association standards currently in practice, documenting all assessments & diagnostic impressions, as well as any other treatment plans & follow-up parameters ⦁ Cooperates with CMO medical quality oversight & accept suggestions, redirection, and guidance