Description
The Colorado Department of Corrections is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide medical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and direct patient care to inmates in correctional clinical settings. The role includes prescribing medications, conducting sick-call and chronic-care clinics, performing minor procedures and emergency care, reviewing diagnostic results, coordinating with providers, and supporting offender health records and policies. Applicants must hold current Colorado Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant licensure, have the required specialty, obtain full prescriptive authority within six months, and meet correctional employment requirements including defensive tactics training, background investigation, drug screening, and travel.
