Description

Job Schedule: Per Diem
Standard Hours: 1
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: Monday - Friday, No nights, Weekends, or major holidays

A Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner is responsible for examining, diagnosing, and treating patients with the guidance of a Medical Doctor. Their duties include prescribing medications, recording patient vital signs, and monitoring diagnostic tests to determine the source of the patient’s symptoms for worker’s compensation; and determining physical clearances based on employment requirements.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs diagnostic procedures including physical, neurologic and orthopedic examinations, laboratory tests other procedures when appropriate.
• Performs non urgent procedures such as lacerations, orthopedic, wound care, and make external referrals for medical management when appropriate.
• Prescribes and administers treatment and vaccinations
• Performs pre-employment physicals, DOT, non- DOT, and annual exam
• Evaluates patients for workers compensation injuries and coordinates care
• Documents care
• Perform other related duties as required 

 

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited program

• Experience in primary care, internal medicine, hospitalist, ER, urgent care and orthopedics

• Certified by the NCCPA or ANCC

• CT Controlled Substance Registration and Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certification

• Experienced in Occupational Health Practices (CME qualifications, drug testing protocols, DOT and non-DOT regulations)