Nurse Partitioner / Physician Assistant

Job Description

Primary Care
Onsite

Position: Nurse Practitioner (NP) / Physician Assistant (PA) Primary Care Provider
Title: Primary Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
Location: Corrections facilities, Cranston, Rhode Island
Work Setting: Onsite Correctional Healthcare
Education: Qualifying NP or PA education and professional credentials
Resume Requirement: Updated resume/CV required for each proposed provider

Position Overview
R.L. Klein & Associates is seeking qualified Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to provide onsite primary care services within Rhode Island correctional facilities.
The selected provider will deliver routine and urgent patient care, conduct intake and follow-up visits, manage chronic health conditions, support preventive care, and coordinate treatment with the correctional healthcare team. Candidates must hold the appropriate Rhode Island professional license and meet applicable credentialing and prescribing requirements.

Required Qualifications
- Appropriate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant professional qualification.
- Active Rhode Island NP or PA license and required professional credentials.
- Applicable prescribing authorization and DEA registration, where required.
- Medical malpractice coverage as required by the client.
- Ability to provide onsite primary care services within the provider’s authorized scope of practice.
- Ability to comply with correctional facility clinical, documentation, and security requirements.

Preferred Experience
- Primary care experience.
- Correctional healthcare experience.
- Experience working with underserved populations.
- Experience managing acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Experience with electronic medical records and multidisciplinary care coordination.

Key Responsibilities
- Conduct patient intake assessments and follow-up visits.
- Provide sick-call services and evaluate routine and urgent medical concerns.
- Assess, diagnose, and manage chronic medical conditions within the authorized scope of practice.
- Provide preventive care, health screenings, and routine health assessments.
- Prescribe and manage medications in accordance with applicable licensure and prescribing authority.
- Order and review diagnostic tests and laboratory results.
- Develop and implement appropriate treatment plans.
- Coordinate care with physicians, nursing staff, specialists, and other healthcare professionals.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete electronic medical records.
- Participate in case reviews and care coordination activities.
- Monitor patient progress and communicate significant clinical changes to the appropriate healthcare personnel.
- Provide on-call coverage when required by the client.
- Follow applicable clinical standards, confidentiality requirements, and correctional facility policies.