Occupational Health PRN NP

About the role

Responsible for providing occupational health and acute care to employees for workplace injuries and illnesses at assigned Marathon Health Centers. May be responsible for the oversight for care delivered by the nurse(s), and/or medical assistants within affiliated Marathon Health Centers. Maintain a collaborative relationship with the client representatives, client's employees, vendors, and Marathon Health centers' staff. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Contribute to design and management of health center programs and policies. Administrate as a clinical team leader. Oversees other MH medical staff in clinic (i.e., MA, LPN, RN). Function to comply with state medical and nursing regulatory boards through signed protocols and procedures. Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards. Provide medical primary care services to client's employees (and potentially eligible family members of those employees) at specific Marathon Health clinic locations. Review patient's medical history, record findings, and update patient records as appropriate. Review and audits clinical charts for quality assurance and regulatory compliances. Ensures confidentiality and handling procedures are followed for medical charts and files. Provides and manages direct patient care to employees at specific Marathon Health clinic locations, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population. Complete physical/history screening/wellness exams including greeting patients, inspect and record medical histories, gather medical information, listen to patient concerns, review symptoms, examining the patient, diagnose, record diagnosis results, and prescribe and administer treatments. Order diagnostic lab tests, interpret lab results, and determine appropriate course of treatment. May assist in collection of specimens, ensuring proper storage and labeling protocol, and completion of tests. Perform medical services and prompt injury treatment to patients as needed. Perform acute care and occupational health screenings/appointments (based on care center). Review and update patient's vaccinations and immunization records and make recommendations to current guidelines. Review medical records and prescribe, dispense, and/or refill medications, as needed. Prescribe treatment regimens beyond pharmaceuticals as appropriate to assessed medical conditions. Approve and signs standing orders for licensed nurses and medical assistants. Provide therapeutic treatments (wound care, stitching, etc.) as needed. Counsel patients and perform health coaching on diet, hygiene, and preventive healthcare. Provide pamphlets, materials, and other helpful resources to give the highest level of patient care. Partner with physicians about patient care, discrepancies, or difficult to diagnose or treatment options as needed. Provide medical referrals as necessary such as specialists, acute care, or hospitalization. Determines if emergency services are needed and recommends transport to emergency room treatment facilities as necessary. Providing documentation for insurance companies. As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs. Partner with providers, clients, and other departments within Marathon Health to help and participate with educational and public health programs, trainings and workshops, immunization clinics, employee wellness programs and promotions, safety days and events, health and fitness fairs and incentive programs, etc. Serve as medical liaison to community and communicate on behalf of Marathon Health's best interest and of the highest level of quality and care. Fosters communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work environment within a diverse population and with those from various occupational and cultural backgrounds. Participates in the orientation and training of new ambassadors to thoroughly acclimate them to the workplace and provide knowledge resources for success. May perform some general office administration including welcoming patients, answering phones and voice mail, scheduling appointments, handling correspondence and confidential files