Advanced Care Practitioner; PA-C Lead​/ARNP - WCC

Advanced Care Practitioner (PA-C Lead/ARNP)

On Call

Washington Corrections Center (WCC)

Shelton, WA

Salary Range: $63.63 - $104.28 / hourly

The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the critical role of on‑call Advanced Care Practitioner (PA‑C Lead/ARNP) for the Washington Corrections Center (WCC) located in Shelton, WA. Under the supervision of the Health Services Managers/Facility Medical Director, this position contributes to the agency’s mission to improve public safety by delivering quality health care to the facility patient population in a timely and professional manner, promotes healthy lifestyles, and provides patient health care education.

• A detailed resume
• A cover letter
• Three professional references

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant’s advantage to apply as early as possible.

• Diagnose health related problems and determine outcome.
• Implement plan of care by providing direct patient care; directing others about urgency, time frames, and methods to deliver health care on and off site; determining when need for care or services become more urgent, need clarification, or another type or level of intervention; and taking action as necessary to provide orders and accomplish prescribed interventions in a timely and clinically responsive manner.
• Perform minor surgical procedures and suture of simple lacerations.
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic laboratory tests, ECGs, and x‑rays.
• 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.
• When applicable manage a population of primary care patients in general population or in an intensive management/segregation unit.
• Updates PULHES codes to reflect changes in the patients’ condition or circumstances.

• Effectively communicate verbally, in writing, and via computer or other electronic media with offenders, their families, other health care personnel custody, and other institutional personnel.
• Legibly document subjective and objective clinical findings, as well as the actions taken to deliver all aspects of health care.
• Protect the confidentiality of health records.
• 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.
• Or must possess a valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered Nurse and a current license designated as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the state of Washington.
• Must hold an unrestricted license to practice as a midlevel practitioner and prescribe scheduled drugs.
• Licensure (PA‑C, RN, ARNP) must be valid and continuously unrestricted.

• Experience working as a mid-level health care provider at a correctional facility. One year of working experience as an ARNP or PA.

• Please include a minimum of three professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non‑related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates. Phone number and email address are required for all professional references.
• A background check including criminal record history will be conducted…