What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Advanced Practice Provider) position at CORE Occupational Medicine?
Immediate Opening in Occupational Medicine
Come join CORE, the recognized leader in Occupational Medicine. Our nationwide occupational medicine platform provides the full spectrum of occupational medicine services to numerous Fortune 500 companies, NASA, and other industry leaders. Since our founding, CORE has focused on providing high quality occupational healthcare services that meet the mission, goals, and values of our clients. This partnership has allowed us to expand into a nationally recognized occupational healthcare provider. Click here for CORE's Overview Video on Vimeo!
We are looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Advanced Practice Provider) to join our team in the Odessa, TX, area. This is a PRN position. In addition to a rewarding work environment, we offer our professionals the opportunity to establish close relationships with the people they treat, in the place where they spend significant time: at work.
To learn more about this exciting opportunity, review the job specifications below:
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform pre-placement physical examinations for new hires.
- Provide medical assessments and health services to employees who become ill or injured at work.
- Perform return to work assessments to ensure fitness for duty and a safe workplace environment.
- Perform fitness for duty evaluations.
- Assist with coordination of care, physician referrals, transitional duty program.
- Provide medical review of surveillance and immunization records of contracted employees, physicians, volunteers and other affiliates.
- Assist with TB Surveillance and Hepatitis B immunization programs.
- Maintain professional growth and development through approved seminars, workshops and professional affiliations.
- Review and sign all EKG, pulmonary function tests, visual exams and lab tests as required.
- Review and sign wellness center medical authorizations
- Perform other work related duties as assigned or requested.
COMPETENCIES:
- Knowledge of medical practice and occupational health
- Knowledge of medical policies, regulations, and procedures
- Skill in developing and maintaining records, writing reports, and responding to correspondence.
- Skill in developing and maintaining medical quality assurance and quality control standards
- Ability to react calmly, objectively and effectively in emergency situations.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data if an effort to evaluate clinical performance
- Excellent people skills. Ability to motivate, cooperate with and work effectively with others.
- Knowledge of the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of health care administration, center philosophy, policies and operating procedures. Knowledge of fiscal management practices and human resource management techniques.
- Knowledge of EMR systems.
- Knowledge of governmental regulations
- Knowledge of computer systems and applications.
- Skill in planning, organizing and supervising.
- Skill in exercising initiative and judgment.
- Skill in developing and maintaining effective relationships with medical and administrative staff, patients and the public.
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program.
Licensures/Certification:
- Current Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) license in good standing with the state of Texas.
Experience:
- Previous experience practicing in Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or Emergency Medicine is desirable.
- Previous experience in working with Workers Compensation, DOT, and OSHA Regulated Exams desirable.
CORE and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers, EOE/ADAAA/AA.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please review the linked posters for more information: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Poster; and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster.
