Nurse Pracitioner - Occupational Health, Urgent Care or ER

Company: Occupational Health Connections
Location: Worcester
Posted on: January 13, 2022

Job Description:

Job # 21-100
Position: NP occupational health, urgent care or ER
Location: Waltham, MA
Type: College based occupational health
Status: Full time with excellent benefits

Duties:

-Creates and supports an occupational health clinic that will serve as a key resource for faculty and staff.
-Evaluates, diagnoses, and treats work-related injuries and illnesses.
-Develops and implements medical surveillance programs for pre-employment and periodic health maintenance.
-Provides guidance regarding work restriction, job modification, ADA & FMLA.
-Provides case management services in collaboration with the workers compensation insurance carrier.
-Performs fitness-for-duty evaluations, including those for drug and alcohol use on the job or premises.
-Develops and implements health prevention and education programs.
-Implements, evaluates, and updates clinic guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols.
-Leads on-going quality assessment and improvement of clinical programs.


Qualifications:

-NP with occupational health experience preferably in higher education.
-Strong orientation toward resourcefulness and self-directed management matched by focus on team performance and knowing when and how to escalate issues.
-A collaborative and inclusive professional style, ability to build strategic relationships with staff at all levels.
-Excellent organizational and communication skills (written, verbal, listening), ability to make strategic connections.
-Exceptional attention to detail while able to operate at high level to ensure strategic alignment.

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