Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Full Time - Occupational Health

This full-time position offers an opportunity to provide occupational health services as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. You will assess, diagnose, and manage patients' health conditions while ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, prescribing medications and therapies, and providing health promotion and disease prevention counseling. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, maintaining accurate documentation in the electronic medical record and ensuring compliant coding and billing practices. You may perform office or hospital procedures within your scope of practice and granted privileges.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and determine or alter treatment and management plans appropriate for patient age, acuity, and clinical condition
• Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies
• Manage conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks, benefits, and alternatives
• Provide health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education to patients and families
• Manage patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice
• Seek physician or other healthcare team member consultation or referrals as appropriate
• Escalate need for more emergent or specialized care when necessary
• Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Substantiate and submit professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices
• Facilitate consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team and health or community agencies
• Perform office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges where applicable
• Participate in quality, safety, and peer review initiatives, organizational and departmental meetings, committees, and workgroups as necessary
• Participate in education and onboarding of new team members, students, and other healthcare professionals
• Seek experiences to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession
• Maintain standards of productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe, and timely patient care delivery
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care and assess data reflective of patient status

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• Active APRN, APRN-FPA, or APNP license in state(s) of practice
• Active national board certification in area of clinical practice and populations served
• Active DEA registration prior to hire
• If practicing in Illinois: active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire
• Active BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, NRP as required by clinical practice prior to or within 6 months of hire
• Master's Degree in Nursing

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated high level of clinical proficiency and excellent decision-making skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as an effective member of a healthcare team
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively collaborate with and establish relationships with others
• Proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday
• Functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs over the head
• Ability to carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job