Advanced Practice Provider-Health & Wellness- Jersey City at RWJBarnabas Health – Jersey City, New Jersey

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider

Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department: Health & Wellness

Req#: 0000177229

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $170,000.00 Annual

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Advanced Practice Provider, APP, may be required to rotate between the Employee Health and Wellness clinics, although the main location will be based from Newark Beth Israel and Jersey City Medical Center.

With advanced clinical expertise, the APP performs pre-placement physicals, fitness for duty evaluations, return-to-work health evaluations, work-related injuries, and medical clearances of existing employees and potential new hires in accordance to the departments policies, procedures and protocols.

The APP also evaluates employees medical surveillance, health screenings and for-cause substance testing.

The APP performs many of these same services for external clients as well.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of experience (occupational/employee health, primary care, or urgent care settings preferred)
• Licensure as an Advanced Practical Nurse or Physician Assistant
• Master's degree in Family Nurse Practitioner, preferred
• Board certification requirements via AANP or ANCC.
• Department of Transportation, DOT, Certification (to be obtained within 4 months of employment)
• BLS, CPR, and ACLS Certification
• CDS and DEA

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full Time
• day
• 40 hours (Monday- Friday)

Essential Functions:

• Provides medical assessments, treatments, clearances for RWJBH applicants, team members, constituents and external customers per specific company profiles & or regulatory standards,
• Serves employees and provides timely evaluation and treatment of work-related injuries, illnesses and exposures,
• Performs clinical care professionally, serving as a customer advocate and role model,
• Clinical practice accurately reflects NJ Board of Medical Examiners regulations, Code of Ethics, the current NJ Department of Health requirements, and RWJBH policies and procedures,
• Evaluates current protocols and standards of care for translation of best practice into clinical practice,
• Supports the development of evidenced-based practice protocols and standards of care that include interventions and treatments to achieve desired outcomes,
• Applies evidence and value-based practices to achieve positive outcomes for patients,
• Prescribes medications and/or recommends over-the-counter medications as appropriate,
• Initiates laboratory tests, immunizations, and diagnostic test/procedures as appropriate according to regulation and scope of practice,
• Demonstrates competent clinical skills with treatment plans using most effective screening test or procedure
• Collaborates with physician and consults effectively with other members of the health care team
• Demonstrate effective communication skills interdisciplinary to achieve results.
• Provides accurate, systematic and organized documentation of findings, recommendations/plan and education
• Independently participates in continuing education and maintains documentation,
• Develops a personal plan of development in area of clinical expertise, conferring with leader on goals and objectives,
• Provides culturally diverse and educationally appropriate education in relation to patient care/needs.
• Serves as a clinical resource to nursing staff, patients, and other multidisciplinary team members across the continuum to evaluate complex patients and identify appropriate interventions and evaluation of outcomes,
• Acts as a resource to staff for addressing clinical, process, and system opportunities for improvement which promote excellence in care and clinical outcomes,
• Promotes a collaborative work environment which supports the organizational mission, behavior expectations and values,
• Track, analyze, and report on relevant clinical and quality data and metrics as needed and requested
• Identifies ethical care issues and coordinates interdisciplinary collaborative meetings to resolve those issues.
• Participates/Provides report out in Hospitals Safety, Infection Control and/or Environment of Care meetings as assigned.