LAREDO TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. (LTSi) is a government contracting company in San Antonio, Texas. LTSi is currently submitting a proposal on a contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for one (1) individual that would be interested in a position as a Nurse Practitioner should LTSi win the contract.

You would be a W-2 employee for LTSi and NOT a government employee.

Please submit your resume and complete the LTSi application at www.laredotechnical.com/jobseekers.

The contract is scheduled to run for 1 (one)-year with a possible 1 (one) year extension, unless extended or cancelled by the government.

Position Description

Title: Nurse Practitioner

Location: The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) and

The Satellite Prison Camp (SPC)

Health Service Department (HSD)

22500 West California Avenue

Mendota, California 93640

Period of Performance:

The contract is scheduled to run for 1 (one)-year with a possible 1 (one)-year extension, unless extended or cancelled by the government.

Work hours will normally be between 6:00 am 2:00 pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break five (5) days per week.

The contractor will normally provide 8 one-hour sessions per day, 5 days per week, excluding Federal Holidays. A session is defined as one-hour (1-hour). Actual hours and days of work will be determined by the Health Services Administrator (HSA) and/or Clinical Director (CD). Hours of work may change due to needs of the institution. With prior approval of the HSA and/or Contract Officers Representative (COR), additional sessions may be scheduled or requested. These hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. The contractor shall not normally exceed 40 hours per week.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, delays in performance of work may be experienced. Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, or other security matters. When contract employees report to the institution but are unable to perform services due to such delays, the contractor will be paid for one session. Normally, any remaining sessions for that day will be suspended and the contractor will be free to leave and the contractor will not be paid for the remaining unperformed sessions. However, if the institution requests that the contractor remain at the institution for eventual performance, the contractor shall be paid for such sessions. In the event of any absence, the contractor may make up his/her time so long as it does not exceed the specified limit of hours in any given week. If the contractor fails to provide coverage, the Government may seek contractual remedy.

Personnel Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

The Nurse Practitioner (contractor) must be certified to practice medicine in the State of California. Providing verification of credentials (education, current licensor/status competency, continuing medical education), and proof of malpractice insurance, as required by the Joint Commission.

Health Requirements:

Candidate must be free of communicable diseases. Any individual who subsequently develops a medical condition which might reasonably be expected to place other workers, inmates, or the public at risk shall be immediately removed from affected activities. In any such case, the contractor shall be responsible, at no additional cost to the institution, for securing the services of any replacement personnel required to perform this contract.

The contract employee may be required to submit to testing for/or provide evidence acceptable to the clinical director of recent testing for tuberculosis of other communicable diseases. Failure to submit to testing for or providing acceptable evidence of recent testing for or immunity to selected communicable diseases shall be grounds for denying access to inmates. The contract employee shall immediately inform, in writing to the Contract Officers Representative (COR) and Administrative Contracting Officer, and adverse action taken by any regulatory body involving certification. This includes, but is not limited to, suspensions, revocations, restrictions on licensure as a Nurse Practitioner.

Primary Responsibilities:

The contractor shall be responsible for, but is not limited to:

Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate.

Take medical histories, examine patients, and order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays.

Make a diagnosis, provide treatment plans and prescribe medications.

Clinically manage injuries by suturing, splinting, and immobilizing.

Attend to medical emergencies.

Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultation, instruct and counsel, and order or carry out therapy.

Emergency consultation to be performed by the contractor in instances where it is deemed necessary.

Perform minor surgery, utilizing local anesthesia during consultation visits.

Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating and revising program plans.

Assists in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of the health care services.

The contractor is expected to wear professional clothing while on duty (scrub uniforms are approved). The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the contract employee will be performing.

Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.

Manages the daily operation of the clinic and conducts daily sick call; which may include securing health histories from the patient, recording findings and providing clinical evaluations.

Provides a wide range of emergency services, in the absence of the physician.

Patient Management:

The contractor will be responsible for receiving patients and explaining procedures to alleviate undue anxiety, submitting reports and evaluations as requested. The contractor will be responsible for following directives and comply with Bureau of Prisons Health Services Manual, local institutional mandates, and the Health Services Departments policies in the management of all patient encounters.

Patients shall be afforded impartial access to treatment or accommodations that are available or medically indicated, regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, or religion. Staffing shall be commensurate with the expected needs of the patients and within the scope of services offered. The contractor shall NOT provide information to the inmates(s). If the situation arises where inmate(s) are required to be provided information, the Clinical Director, Health Services Administrator (HSA), or COR shall provide any information the inmate(s) are to receive. The contractor is required to maintain an open line of communication with the Clinical Director, HSA, and COR.

Inmate Management

Provision of services will require frequent and unsupervised contact with inmates. The contract employee shall not be responsible for the management of any inmates, other than to ensure inmates involved within the contracts scope of work abide by all rules to ensure their safety and well-being. The successful contractor shall attend the Institution Familiarization Orientation program prior to assuming institution involvement. Reimbursement to the contractor for the time spent in the institution orientation or other specific security related training will be at the contract rate, prorated hourly. The contractor may, at any time, be removed from the institution at the discretion of the CEO. The contractor is to constantly be aware of security and maintain a professional relationship with inmates at all times. Any violation of the institution rules and regulations are to be brought immediately to the attention of any Government employee employed at the institution. The contractor will be required to provide documentation to the COR, or designee, of any infractions of institutional rules and regulations by inmates for proper action.

Institution Security

The contractor/contract employees shall agree to all regulations prescribed by the institution for the safety, custody, and conduct of inmates. The contract employee will be required to operate a system of records as identified for medical treatment documentation, and will require adherence to the Privacy Act of 1974. The contract employee will be required to sign in and out of the institution for accountability purposes. A badge will be issued and worn at all times for proper identification.