Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Occupational Health

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It is extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care.

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our Commitment to providing an inclusive environment for patients, families, staff, and community, through embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R.
• Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Age Specific Responsibility

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Summary

The Advanced Practice Provider ("APP") will be responsible for delivering high-quality healthcare to our employee workforce. APP will work independent of daily physician oversight and recognize when the need for physician consultation through the supervising physician (Chief Medical Officer). Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, the APP must demonstrate independent judgment in the assessment and treatment of a broad scope of Occupation and Employee health services. APP must demonstrate aptitude in a wide-range Employee and Occupational healthcare services, including pre-employment exams, injury prevention, wellness programs, medical treatment planning, laboratory and medical screening, health and fitness-for-duty, and case management/educational support for employees, family members, and, as needed, community partners. The APP will work closely with our growing Occupational and Employee health team, and referral providers, to provide a comprehensive team approach of care to our employees.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by Federal and State laws and regulations, and in accordance with approved protocols in an Occupation and Employee health clinical environment.
• Function in the role of Advanced Practitioner Provider to provide coordinated comprehensive care delivery in the outpatient setting serving patients (employees, family members, and, where appropriate community partners).
• Writes orders/prescriptions for standard formulary medications when needed to ensure patient health and well-being.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests.
• Maintaining comfortable, orderly, safe, and clean environments.
• Provide routine information related to medical treatments and procedures.
• Gather health histories and perform physical examinations.
• Develop and implement treatment plans.
• Notify managing physician about unusual or unexpected events or problems.
• Effectively communicate with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families
• Receive telephone calls or other inquiries from the patient, evaluating the problem, and developing a plan of care.
• Good documentation skills to maintain current patient medical records and demonstrates competence in navigating and appropriate documentation in paper and/or electronic medical record.
• Assess the educational needs of the patients, significant others, and health care team to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise health-care strategies and education specific to the patient's medical and psychosocial needs.
• Display positive outlook and pleasant manner, including maintaining effective relations, tact, and consideration. Offer assistance and support to co-workers. Work actively to resolve conflicts. Work cooperatively with group situations but is self-driven and self-supportive as well.
• Create measurements for healthcare outcomes and evaluate services across the continuum of outpatient services. Make recommendations to improve the quality of patient care provided and utilizes the scientific method to research clinical problems.
• Use resources effectively and apply feedback to improve performance. Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness. Display commitment to excellence. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Monitor own work to ensure quality. Complete work in timely manner. Strive to increase productivity.
• Maintain knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature and attending related conferences, seminars, and other related activities. Maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for all responsibilities. Complete required training and education, including department specific requirements.
• Ensure that services are provided in accordance with state and federal regulations, organizational policy, and accreditation/compliance requirements. Observe safety and security procedures. Report potentially unsafe conditions. Use equipment and materials properly.
• Perform such individual assignments as management may direct. Establishes and maintain effective working relationships within the organization. Provides information to senior levels of management on the implication of policies and procedures being formulated and recommends specific action.
• Function as a patient advocate, crossing multidisciplinary lines to meet patient needs. Communicate, collaborate, network with, and function as a consultant to other members of the health care team associated with Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation.
• Liaison between employee and manager regarding work-related health issues/restrictions while maintaining confidential employee medical information.
• Servs as a resource for patients, families, team members, and community for information related to patient populations served.
• Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, by:

Treating everyone with dignity and respect

Opening more doors to opportunities for underrepresented cultures

Growing talent and people

Evaluating and eliminating disparities

Taking action against injustices, bias and racism

Honoring our differences and how to collaborate

Educating staff, patients, and the communities we care for

Restoring Hope and Freedom, together

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourage, coach, and monitor the same in team members. Demonstrated ability to promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participate in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years clinical nursing experience and understanding of Occupation & Employee Health work environments (medicine, employment physicals, good orthopedic/musculoskeletal skills, dynamic people skills, excellent communication skills, professional confidence, and be an independent thinker).
• Master's degree in nursing or physician assistant with appropriate certifications that are verifiable and in good standing.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Working knowledge of state and federal regulations, including, HIPPA, ADA, FMLA, OSHA regulations and worker's compensation principles.
• Excellent problem solving and initiative skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent people skills, with the ability to build relationships with employees and health team(s)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Previous experience as a NP or PA in an Occupation and Employee health setting.

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification

Levels:

• None (No specific requirements)
• Occasionally (Less than 1/3)
• Frequently (1/3 to 2/3)
• Majority (More than 2/3)

Remain in a stationary position: Occasionally

Traverse or move around work location: Occasionally

Use keyboard: Occasionally

Operate or use department specific equipment: Occasionally

Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: None

Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: Occasionally

Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: Majority

Transport, position, and/or exert force:

Up to 10 pounds: Frequently

Up to 25 pounds: Frequently

Up to 50 pounds: Occasionally

Up to 75 pounds: Occasionally

More than 100 pounds: Occasionally

Other weight: Up to___ pounds _____

Other: _____

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. If you require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, you must request accommodation in writing, within 182 days after you know or should know of the need for accommodation.

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristic.