Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Occupational Health

Site: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

 

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Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit charitable health care organization located in Dover, New Hampshire. We have served the surrounding communities with compassionate care and innovation since 1906. Our staff includes 400 providers, more than 500 nurses, 3,500 employees, and 200 volunteers. All are dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of residents and visitors to coastal Southern New Hampshire and Southern Maine. Our facilities include our 178-bed Magnet® Recognized hospital, several urgent care and walk-in care facilities, primary care and specialty care practices in the Wentworth Health Partners group, and multiple testing centers.
Our Occupational Health Program treats workplace injuries and illnesses and also educates employers about employee health and well-being. Our team develops a program specific to the various needs of our contacted organizations. Appointments and referrals are coordinated to provide timely access and effective outcomes. We promptly notify patients of results, identify potential modified duties, and closely monitor employees’ follow-up care.

Our Services include:
- Audiograms
- Breath alcohol testing
- DOT and non-DOT drug testing
- EKGs
- Flu shots
- Immunizations
- Lab work
- Physicals
- Respiratory fit testing
- Spirometry
- Vision screenings
- Work injury management
- X-Rays

We are seeking a seasoned part-time, 24-hour Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide onsite support at our Occupational Health clinic. The clinic is open from Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and this APP will be able to work directly with leadership on their preferred weekly shift schedule. Our clinic is located at 701 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820, next door to our Urgent Care.
This NP/PA will have the opportunity to work autonomously to the top of their education/certification while also functioning as part of the collaborative team. Because patients typically come to us when they aren't feeling their best, it is incredibly important to us that our staff members strive to provide the compassion and emotional support our patients need.

Are you ready to bring your talent to this team and join us in driving medicine forward?

 

Job Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed provider. The NP/PA is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, medical and/or surgical, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions
-Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting
-Performs complete histories and physical examinations
-Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests
-Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings
-Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries
-Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population
-Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures

 

Qualifications

Education
Master's Degree Nursing required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred Nurse Practitioner [NP - State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred

Experience
Experience as a Nurse Practitioner 0-1 year preferred

 

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

This NP/PA will be the sole provider at the Occupational Health clinic but will have other providers and supervising physicians available to consult both next door at the Urgent Care clinic and on-call. It is critical that this NP/PA be able to function autonomously.

 

Remote Type

Onsite

 

Work Location

701 Central Avenue

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