Family & Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner - Newport News, VA

Marathon Health•Newport News, VA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Marathon Health is a leading advanced primary care provider that partners with employer and union plan sponsors to improve health for millions of Americans. They offer a value-based model through nationwide onsite, nearsite, and network health centers, as well as virtual primary care, which enhances the healthcare experience for members and providers while driving cost savings. Marathon Health is certified as a Great Place to Work®, emphasizing an inclusive, high-trust culture. The company normalizes balance over burnout by offering a smaller patient panel size, longer appointment times (20-60 minutes), a strong focus on prevention and wellness, and fewer administrative tasks. Success is measured by health outcomes, not patient volume or billing. At Marathon Health, the focus is on building a trusted, accessible, and personalized healthcare experience. With over 20 years of experience, the organization is guided by core principles: Patients First, Courage, Ingenuity, Community, and Fun. Providers practice relationship-based medicine at the top of their license, offering holistic care including prevention, chronic disease management, and health education. They have access to resources like UpToDate and RubiconMD at no cost. Providers work autonomously in a company that prioritizes patients and values ingenuity, courage, community, and fun.

Requirements

Active license & current ANCC or AANP board certification required
Independent practice provider preferred, where applicable per State regulation.
Federal DEA number preferred; may be required for full prescribing ability.
CPR/BLS certification required at time of start date
2+ years of experience in internal medicine or family/general practice required.
2+ years of experience in occupational medicine preferred.

Nice To Haves

Independent family practice experience including routine wellness care, chronic care management, and urgent visit, preferred
Full Practice Authority is strongly preferred where applicable per State guidelines.

Responsibilities

Perform Occupational Health screenings/appointments and provide medical care for workplace injuries and illnesses.
Interpret spirometry for acceptable trials and results.
Provide initial interpretation of resting EKG.
Conduct work injury evaluations and treatment, including workplace exposures, musculoskeletal injuries, suturing, and removing foreign objects from the eye or body.
Coordinate with employers regarding illness and injury policies and workers’ compensation insurance companies for case management of work injuries.
Appropriately identify needed work-related titers and vaccinations.
Draft fitness for duty forms based on medical examinations, stating the person's ability or inability to occupy their assigned job.
Conduct medical examinations and assessments of job applicants related to fit to work and ability to perform tasks of a particular job (e.g., DOT examinations for drivers), ensuring their health does not pose a risk to themselves or others.
Transmit medical information relevant to Worker’s Compensation and disability claims, back-to-work medical consultations, etc., to assess fitness for work, possibilities of return to work, and/or adapting the workplace for resumption of work, in line with patient rights and documented authorization.
Through health monitoring and knowledge of jobs and positions, understand how the work environment can affect health and contribute to the improvement of well-being at work.
Collaborate with client managers to develop or enhance work tasks, understand workplace hazards, how the body will be affected, protective equipment measures, prevention factors, and treatment plans for illness/injuries.
Provide guidance to employers regarding local and national health and safety regulations.
Partner with client managers in developing and implementing workplace health and safety policies and procedures.
Identify and mitigate potential health and safety hazards in the workplace.
Conduct workplace assessments to identify potential hazards that may cause injury or illness to workers.