Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider Opportunity in Pueblo, CO

Have you ever wanted to work somewhere where you can fully use all the skills you learned and see different types of patients every day?  Where your work is valued, you are in a safe and secure place, and most of the patients are very appreciative of your care?

NaphCare is hiring a strong Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) to join our team at the Pueblo County Detention Center located in Pueblo, CO. 

NaphCare is a family owned, medical technology company that has been delivering high quality healthcare to correctional facilities across the nation for over 30 years.  Come join our team of over 4000 employees and growing!  NaphCare pays well and has an incredibly engaged corporate support team to make sure you have what you need to be truly excellent at what you do. 

NaphCare partners with correctional facilities to provide proactive, patient-focused healthcare.  We recognize that we serve a unique and diverse patient population, and our onsite teams take pride in bringing excellence in care to a population in great need.  Be part of a world-class team of professionals who are revolutionizing correctional healthcare as you use our cutting-edge resources, including our award-winning electronic operating system.

This is what our employees say about working in correctional healthcare.  “I cannot believe I worked 20 years as a nurse before finding corrections. I have never felt more valued and I love how every day is so different and exciting. I feel safer here than when I worked in the ER.”-Justin, DON

Position Description:

• Active, unrestricted license as a Nurse Practitioner in Colorado required
• 1 year of experience highly preferred
• Provide direct and indirect medical care to meet the physiological, psychological and emotional needs of the patients
• Obtain history and perform a physical examination to determine patient health status
• Formulate a working diagnosis, develop and implement treatment plans
• Identify patient health conditions and prescribe treatment based on diagnosis
• Evaluate patients who have returned from off-site treatment
• Admit and discharge patients from all units in the facility
• Conduct rounds
• Schedule and perform laboratory and diagnostic procedures

With NaphCare, you'll play a critical role in our continuing mission to be the leading provider of quality healthcare in the correctional industry.  If you want a career that will make a difference, choose the company that is different.

We know you may have questions before applying.  To speak to a recruiter directly, email your questions or resume to  talent.acquisition@naphcare.com.

We support your growth and internal promotion.  Once hired, we encourage our employees to continue to seek opportunities for advancement and leadership.

NaphCare has a partnership with NetCE that provides CEU/CME for our staff. NetCE uses a rigorous peer review process to ensure that all activities and content are up-to-date. This service streamlines continuing education for all NaphCare Employees to meet state specific requirements for maintaining licensing. 

Pay Range: $55 - $59 / hr

NaphCare, Inc. partners with city, county, state and federal correctional facilities nationwide to provide proactive, patient-focused healthcare. We aim to deliver efficient, cost-effective, quality care that meets and/or exceeds all national standards for correctional healthcare. We accomplish this through our innovative approach to delivering customized solutions for the specific needs of each correctional facility, including comprehensive medical services (on-site medical, dental and mental health care), pharmaceuticals, on-site dialysis services and our corrections-specific electronic operating system and EHR, TechCare®. We also provide off-site management services to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

Founded on January 4, 1989, NaphCare is family owned and operated. For nearly 30 years, we have been devoted solely to partnering with correctional institutions to provide quality healthcare to a unique and diverse population. NaphCare is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and successfully operates comprehensive healthcare programs across the country.

• We Do The Right Thing: People trust us to do what we say we’ll do.  To choose ethics over profit. And to act with integrity in all we do.  By doing the right things for the right reasons, we build relationships based on openness, honesty, and trust.

• We Blaze The Trail: We are proud to be the first in the industry to develop a Proactive Care Model.  Bringing innovative services, complete care and leading-edge technology to correctional healthcare allows us to deliver the best care possible to those we serve.

• We Go Above And Beyond: Our commitment to excellence has no compromise.  We deliver unmatched care, raise the bar of customer service and hold our products – and ourselves – to the highest standards because our partners, patients, and people deserve nothing less.

• We Treat Everyone How We Want To Be Treated: Care isn’t just in our name. It’s at our core.  We are caring professionals who respect the dignity and rights of all members of society.  United by this belief, we work as a team to improve each and every life we touch.

• We Lead Through Stability: As a private company, we are not driven by shareholder demands, stock market performance or thoughts of mergers.  Our sole focus every day is to bring our Mission to life in an environment of respect and professionalism.