NP/PA Occupational Med Position near Chicago/Detroit - Chance to make practice your own!

Company: Britt Medical Search
Location: Kalamazoo
Posted on: May 13, 2020

Job Description:

Occupational Medicine opening in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This and other physician assistant jobs brought to you by DocCafe.com Established health system seeks Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to function in an advanced practice role for Occupational Health, under the direction of the medical director. This person's primary focus is for external occupational health customers, but is also expected to assist with internal employee health programs as needed. The APP is eligible for certification by the appropriate professional bodies to practice as a provider.Position Highlights:

• The APP assesses the health status of workers by interviews, occupational health histories, physical examinations and diagnostic tests.
• Interprets data to determine needs or problems, plans appropriate therapeutic measure according to protocols established and approved by the physician.
• Implements plans through independent actions, health counseling and collaboration with the physician.
• The primary focus of practice is to maintain optimum health, prevent illness and injury, and manage selected acute or chronic health problems or injuries.
• Participation in continuing education programs, serving as an educational resource person, maintaining practice competencies and functions.
• The APP maintains effective communication relationships with hospital personnel, patients, employers and the community as required.The APP is responsible to the manager. The APP works collaboratively with all members of the healthcare team. Salaried position, working flexible shifts as the job requires. Prior Occupational Health experience highly preferred.Employer Highlights:Hospital is located in the home of Western Michigan University, and is within a two-hour drive of both Chicago and Detroit, with the Great Lakes just an hour away.Healthcare system in Kalamazoo, Michigan is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system that has been providing healthcare services since 1900. Today, with a workforce of more than 9,000 people and 1,400 medical staff members, it is the area's largest employer and leading healthcare system. Bronson provides care in virtually every specialty and offers a full range of services from primary care to critical care at more than 60 locations.
  
  By putting each patient and their family at the center of our work, we demonstrate the dignity and respect we have for each individual we serve. This unwavering commitment to serving others combined with our unique healing environment helps make the patient experience here an exceptional one. It also explains why the system provides nearly $100 million in community benefits each year. And, why in 2005, the Hospital became only the sixth hospital in the U.S. to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.APPLY NOW or TEXT Job # & email address to for more detailsI have openings nationwide, so when applying please include your CV, all states of interest, and citizenship status: US Citizen, Green Card, J1, or H1 visa.Position ID: KL211997 Keyphrases: occupational medicine jobs, occupational health nurse jobs, occupational health jobs, occupational medicine specialist jobs

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