Advanced Provider Nurse Practitioner

Prime Occupational Medicine•Baton Rouge, LA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The role of the Occupational Nurse Practitioner is a multi-faceted and diverse one, as these advanced nursing professionals serve as healthcare providers, safety inspectors, educators, and architects of new health and safety measures and programs. Objectives of this role Provide treatment and physicals, to sick or injured patients. Document and report observations and any treatment provided.

Requirements

The NP shall possess an appropriate nursing degree.
The NP shall be licensed through the Louisiana or Texas State Board of Nursing and maintain active certification with the AANP.
If the NP provides any direct medical care to a patient outside of the state of Louisiana, then the NP shall first obtain the same license from the respective state nursing board in the state where the patient is physically located, at the time of medical service is rendered.
The NP shall be available to other medical providers by telephone on a 24/7 basis.
If the NP shall not be available for a duration of more than one day, then the NP shall make arrangements for availability coverage and notify the medical provider coordinator or the operation manager prior to the lack of availability.
The NP shall ensure the maintenance of professional liability insurance at all time with an insurance carrier acceptable by Prime Occupational Medicine.
The NP will have privileges at all Prime Occupational Medicine facilities as approved by administration.
NP shall ensure that he/she has the collaborating physician (CP) relationship with all active full time physicians of Prime, as approved by LSBN.
Clinical Practice Guidelines are mutually agreed upon by the CP and the NP.
Both the NP and SP acknowledge their mutual obligations and responsibilities to comply with all Professional and Occupational Standards as outlined by the State Board of Nursing.
Master's degree from an accredited nursing program
RN licensure in the state employed or a compact party sate and board-certified by with ANCC or AANP
Prescriptive authorization
A sound understanding of all pertinent federal and state regulations, including HIPP and OSHA
Proven experience as a nurse practitioner
Teamwork
Empathy
Situation awareness
Decision-making
Triage
Physical stamina
Mental toughness
Ability to prioritize decision and act quickly in the best interest of of the patient
Focus
Organizational skills
Self-disciplined
Knowledge of medical procedures, terminology and medications
Ability to stay calm and make the right decisions in adverse conditions
Adaptable with a great deal of stamina
Excellent working knowledge of medical equipment and devices
Integrity and compassion towards human pain
Valid driver's license
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness
Aptitude for problem-solving and thorough knowledge of a clinic procedures and policies
Advanced knowledge of occupational medicine and or a clinic setting and ability to learn new technical systems, when necessary

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of local, state and national laws and regulations related to employment

Responsibilities

Provide treatment and physicals, to sick or injured patients.
Document and report observations and any treatment provided.
Take pertinent histories and perform examinations relevant to patient complaint and presentation along with performing routine human resource functions such as physicals, return to work, and fitness for duty evaluations.
Order and interpret results of routine laboratory tests, including CBC's, Blood chemistries, UA's and any other pertinent diagnostic labs deemed necessary for evaluation.
Order and interpret routine radiological studies, pulmonary function tests and audiograms.
Establish medical diagnoses and determine a plan of care and treatment.
Refer patients for appropriate follow up care when indicated.
Deliver and document all aspects of patient care according to standards set forth by Prime Occupational Medicine
Provide patient healthcare teaching and counseling relevant to presenting problems.
Document discharge instructions and summarization.
Other clinical services deemed to be appropriate for the services of the patients under the NP's care, within the NP's scope of practice.
The NP will practice with the supervision of an approved SP, which involves either being on site or readily available via telecommunications at all times.
Reviewing the NP histories of patients with problems or a complicated encounter.
Personally, diagnosing or treating patients requiring NP direction.
Verifying that treatment and acts of delegated prescriptive authority are provided and documented in accordance with agreed upon clinical practice guidelines.
Functions of the NP will include but not limited to those outlined by the supervising physicians or as indicated per patient's needs.
The NP's authority to prescribe medication and / or medical devices under the supervision of a SP shall be limited to the extent such authority is delegated to the NP by the SP and shall be in accordance with the clinical practice guidelines established.
Only NP's with prescriptive authority and a DEA can prescribe medications scheduled II (narcotics), IIN (stimulants), III, IV, and V. No NP working for Prime Occupational Medicine will prescribe Schedule I medications.
With regards to the prescribing of medical devices, the NP is authorized to prescribe all orthopedic medical devices including but not limited to: Physical Therapy if indicated, splints, crutches, walkers, wheelchairs, fabricated and non-fabricated slings, bandages, home nebulizers, oxygen, spirometers, metered dose inhalers, glucometers and associated equipment.
The NP shall not prescribe medication or medical devices if the supervising physician, or in his absence an approved locum tenens physician, is neither physically present nor available by telephone or other telecommunication device.
Diagnostic tests will be ordered as deemed appropriate to the patients care, treatment and diagnosis, i.e. laboratory, radiology, cardiology.
If the advent facility is closed, all patients must go to the emergency department for follow-up care.
NP's of all Prime Occupational Medicine entities do not have admitting privileges to hospitals and thus NP's will not have any admitting privileges.
Documentation will include history of presenting illness, detailed review of systems, physical examination, assessment & plan, discharge instruction and summarization and prescriptions for medications or medical devices.
Orders, test results and interpretation, and consultations requested will also be documented as appropriate.
The NP, if needed, will always have on staff during shift hours a licensed Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy, who is also the SP, and registered with the LSBN, either on site or via immediate telecommunications.
The NP and SP are in agreement that it is the mutual obligation and responsibility of all parties to comply with all requirements of the rules and regulations set forth by the LSBN as well as the Clinical Practice Guidelines.
This includes, but is not limited to, the review of the NP's written entry in the patient records, the record of written prescriptions, or record of prescriptions for medical devices.
May be required to work holidays and the ability to take callouts.
May be required to work out other PRIME locations.