Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Part-Time

WORKCARE INC•Scotts Valley, CA

3d•$88 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner will provide health care services to patients and as needed to support medical and safety efforts at large scale construction site. This is a part-time position requiring 20 hours per week during day shifts. The role involves providing first-aid, medical treatment, and follow-up for both occupational and non-occupational conditions, adhering to Workers’ Compensation standards and employer clinic guidelines. Responsibilities include performing regulatory testing, immunizations, blood draws, drug testing, wellness activities, and employee medical surveillance examinations. The position also entails case management for injuries, illnesses, and absences, counseling on risk reduction, and providing emergency medical treatment if necessary. Clinic management involves communication with the Medical Director and WorkCare Supervisor, maintaining employee health records and databases with a strong emphasis on HIPAA compliance, and developing good relationships with client management and personnel. Timely and accurate reporting is essential, along with performing additional duties as identified by the supervisor for efficient operation.

Requirements

Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in California with national certification in the state applying to
Must have unrestricted DEA license
Current ACLS/BLS certifications
A minimum of 3 years advanced practice experience
Prior occupational medicine experience preferred
Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Must be able to demonstrate the ability of maintaining privacy and confidentiality.
Strong critical thinking skills; problem solving, and decision making.
Must have the ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, with attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to create and edit written materials.
Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.
Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
Demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues, supervisors, and clients.
Strong time management, organizational, and follow-through skills.
Ability to meet and exceed daily and weekly individual performance goals.
Ability to work independently as well as assisting other team members when needed.
Requires regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.
Ability to make independent decisions in accordance with company policy and procedures and strong professional and clinical judgment; and take initiative on issues that arise daily.
Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and on a team basis; extremely organized; able to manage multiple priorities.
Must be competent in the Windows operating system environment, Adobe Professional, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and learn other software as needed.

Nice To Haves

prior occupational medicine preferred

Responsibilities

Provides first-aid, medical treatment and appropriate follow-up to occupationally ill/injured workers consistent with appropriate Workers’ Compensation standards and laws.
Provides first-aid or minimal incidental care and treatment and appropriate follow-up for non-occupational conditions consistent with appropriate standards for an employer on-site clinic and laws.
Performs regulatory testing, TB tests, immunizations, blood draws, drug testing if required.
Performs other wellness activities, flu shots, education and coaching for programs as requested.
Performs examinations for employee medical surveillance programs including new hire, fit-for-duty, return-to-work, or exit exams.
Provides return-to-work clearances as appropriate.
Performs effective case management follow-up for injuries/illness and absences.
Provides counseling to employees on employment risk reduction initiatives as needed.
Provides emergency medical treatment and life saving measures if needed.
Maintains frequent communication with Medical Director and WorkCare Supervisor regarding all clinic issues and client requests.
Maintains employee health records and databases.
Computer data entry of all employee demographic and health information.
Responsibly handles and guards Protected Health Information.
Follows all applicable HIPAA laws, regulations, and guidelines.
Develops and maintains good relationships with client management, medical and safety personnel, co-workers and WorkCare supervisors and managers.
Communicates with appropriate client management frequently.
Provides timely, accurate reporting as dictated by client, WorkCare and by law.
Performs additional duties and assumes additional responsibilities as identified by supervisor for the efficient operation of WorkCare.