Nurse Practitioner Duties
 Monitors progress of and intervenes in the course of chronic illnesses, using ODRC
policies and protocols for guidance
 Inoculates or vaccinates against communicable diseases & prescribes medications or
administers treatment of acute and chronically ill patients & performs minor surgery as
training & competency allows
 Performs routine physical exams of patients to determine control or status of chronic
conditions & diagnoses new conditions
 Evaluates patients for the necessity of specialty referral consultations inside or outside
the institution & reviews said consult reports for the recommendations, approving or
disapproving accordingly
 Orders & reviews the results of laboratory, x-ray, & other diagnostic testing as
appropriate
 With the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), facilitates the completion of medical
reclassification & requests for non-formulary medications as necessary
 Performs routine & emergency medical care of patients as scheduled
 Examines, diagnoses & treats patients within scope of practice, as identified by the State
of Ohio Nursing Board, as applicable
 Conducts rounds on infirmary patients as deemed appropriate by the CMO
 Writes up medical information gathered during patient interviews according to ODRC
Office of Correctional Healthcare guidelines, policies, protocols & related American
Correctional Association standards currently in practice, documenting all assessments &
diagnostic impressions, as well as any other treatment plans & follow-up parameters
 Cooperates with CMO medical quality oversight & accept suggestions, redirection, and
guidance