Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Employee Health Services

Description

Nuvance Health is seeking a full time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our Employee Health Services Department located at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY.Employee Health/Occ Health spans all 7 hospitals. We service 16,000 employees and have contracts with multiple companies and school in for Occupational Health. It is a collegial environment with a dedicated team who puts the care of our most valuable asset, i.e. our employees first.

Job Responsibilities:

Provides medical care in an occupational health setting including acute care, follow-up care and medical surveillance examinations for employees in the Vassar Brothers Medical Center area:

• Assesses and treats injuries & illnesses

• Handles injury case management including development of plans to return employees to the workplace

• Conducts post offer physical examinations.

• Conducts periodic and medical surveillance examinations.

• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests.

• Communicates with employers regarding work status and suitability for employment.

• Performs periodic case review to monitor quality of care.

• Works closely with department manager and Medical Director to determine physician assistants' work schedules, patient flow patterns & other general duties.

• Conducts ergonomic and safety work site evaluations.

• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position

Job Requirements:

• This position requires a minimum formal education and graduate of an approved PA Program or Master Degree, FNP, NY State NP/PA license, Federal DEA Registration and Current Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or Board Certified Nurse Practitioner.

·Prior experience in Occupational Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care

·ATLS, ACLS & BLS certification are required. ATLS training will be scheduled as necessary.

·Hours are 7:30 am – 4 pm Monday – Friday. No nights, weekends or call.

This is an employed position. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including competitive salary, generous benefits and paid time off.

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact Jennifer Riccardi, Physician Recruiter, at [email protected]. 

We are a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and therefore eligible employees may qualify for forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Salary Range: $105,000/yr. - $150,000.00 (Annually commensurate with experience)

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status, or citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, their or their dependent’s sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.