NP Employee Health PRN

AdventHealth•Mission, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides care and treatment within the scope of licensure under the supervision of a collaborating physician, following the physician’s directives. The position supports patient flow and may care for patients from pediatric through geriatric ages. Services include employee and occupational health, urgent care, and family or primary care at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission’s Employee Health Building. The role evaluates and treats work-related and non-work-related injuries, exposures, and illnesses; monitors treatment and refers patients to other providers as needed; coordinates care and case management; performs fitness-for-duty evaluations and new-hire medical examinations; reviews health and work histories; assesses OSHA respirator questionnaires; and consults with team members regarding tuberculosis testing. The practitioner may initiate specified diagnostic, therapeutic, and pharmacologic measures within their scope and collaborative agreement, and may undertake other measures after consulting the collaborating physician. The practitioner documents and manages cases accurately, supports department quality initiatives, follows infection-control and safety requirements, completes continuing education, and attends physician meetings. This is a PRN role with variable weekdays available for pickup and no minimum schedule requirement. Clinic hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; there are no weekends or holidays.

Requirements

Master’s degree.
Up to 1 year of position-related experience.
Kansas Nurse Practitioner (APRN/NP) license or Physician Assistant (PA) license.
BCLS certification obtained through the American Heart Association.
Maintain prescribing authority issued by the Board of Medicine when applicable.
Ability to communicate effectively in English by reading, writing legibly, speaking, and comprehending.
Knowledge and skills appropriate to the facilities covered and the collaborative agreement; manage healthcare only for facilities or clients for which the practitioner has been educated.
Work under the supervision of a collaborating physician and follow the physician’s directives.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a similar setting.
DOT Certification.
ACLS Certification.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and treat work-related and non-work-related injuries, exposures, and illnesses within the practitioner’s scope of practice.
Monitor treatment and refer patients to other healthcare providers when necessary.
Coordinate care and case management, including collaboration with medical consultants, healthcare and rehabilitation providers, attorneys, supervisors, and employees as indicated.
Perform fitness-for-duty evaluations and screenings, determine modified-duty restrictions when warranted, and assess whether an employee is unable to work or may return to work.
Perform new-hire medical examinations appropriate to the team member’s duties and refer to other providers as necessary.
Review new-hire health histories and previous work histories.
Review OSHA respirator questionnaires and medically clear team members for fit testing.
Consult with team members who have a history of or a new positive tuberculosis test.
Initiate appropriate diagnostic studies, treatments, procedures, and pharmacologic measures within scope and in accordance with the collaborating physician’s directives and agreement.
Document and manage cases accurately and demonstrate proficiency in documentation.
Support department and client quality standards and initiatives.
Follow CDC isolation guidelines, infection-control practices, PPE requirements, handwashing policies, and safety regulations.
Complete required continuing education and attend physician meetings.
Create and own the patient experience by driving customer service initiatives.