MUSCP Advanced Practice Provider (APP - NP/PA)- SC Ports Authority and MUSC Employee Health

Job Description Summary

The Advanced Practice Provider will work with the Occupational Health and Primary Care teams to serve the care team members of MUSC as well as external business partners.

Entity

MUSC Health Partners (MHP)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC004020 CFC PC South Carolina Ports Authority Primary Care CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-33

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

DELIVERING. INNOVATING. TEACHING. INSPIRING.

Just a few of the reasons why you should join the team that is CHANGING WHAT'S POSSIBLE.

Entity/Organization: MUSCP- (MUSC Physicians)

Job Title: MUSCP Advanced Practice Provider (APP - NP/PA)- SC Ports Authority and MUSC Employee Health

Job Summary/ Purpose: The successful applicant will be an Advanced Practice Provider interested in working full-time to provide both Occupational Health and Primary Care services to care team members of not only MUSC, but also to strategic business partners in the tri-county area. This APP will be one of 3 providers that practice independently providing all administrative and clinical services at a small onsite clinic within the South Carolina Ports Authority headquarters in Mt Pleasant. They will also support a larger Employee Health clinic on the MUSC campus in downtown Charleston. MUSC Occupational Health is a growing team and strives to be a leader in providing innovative solutions and partnership to meet the needs of businesses across the state of South Carolina.


Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried/Exempt 

Hours per week: 40

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Monday-Friday 7:00am-4:00pm

Patient Population Focus
Outpatient

Patient Population Age Range
 0years-death

Required Training and Experience   

Required Minimum Training: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

APRN License Type/Certification:

• FNP (Family NP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

Required Experience: Minimum of 2 years' experience as an Advanced Practice Provider working in a primary care setting. 

Preferred Experience: Minimum of 2 years' experience within an Occupational Health setting and currently DOT certified. If the candidate is not certified at the time of hire, they will have 6 months from their start date to successfully obtain DOT certification. 

Degree of Supervision
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations
All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:
Basic Life Support (BLS).
If applicable, DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.

Job Duties:

Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations
• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline
• Performs pre-employment exams to assess fitness for duty based on job requirements
• Assesses, treats, and provides ongoing care for work related injuries
• Performs all point of care testing to include urine drug screens and breath alcohol testing
• Performs the following therapeutic procedures in accordance with procedural privileges, skill and proficiency as approved by the Supervising/Collaborating Physician 
  • Cryotherapy
  • Incision and drainage of wounds
  • Suturing of wounds
  • Simple skin biopsies
  • Intramuscular, subcutaneous and other advanced injections
• Initia