Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
Company: Akeso Occupational Health
Location: Chula Vista
Posted on: July 31, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Type: Full-time
About Us: Our clinicians offer a full scope of occupational
medicine services designed to help reduce healthcare costs, while
minimizing lost work time and increasing employee productivity. To
accomplish these goals, Akeso Occupational Health is outcome
focused and provides medical care on an urgent or appointment basis
for occupational injuries and illnesses. We also design modified
work and rehabilitation programs to enable injured employees to
return to work as soon as possible.
Job Summary: Tasks include providing direct patient care, timely
documentation of patient encounters in the EMR, pre-employment
physicals and worker's compensation injuries with proper referrals
to specialists or the Emergency Room when needed.
Benefits and Perks: Competitive pay, advancement opportunities and
benefits. Our benefits include paid time off, health and dental
insurance, 401K with match, CME time and expense, malpractice
coverage.
Akeso is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to
diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit
discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color,
sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability,
genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected
characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local
laws.Responsibilities and Duties
Provide and manage direct patient care, including physical
examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and
treatment.
Treat injuries and illnesses following Evidence Based Medicine
standards
Manage patients thoroughly and efficiently, maintaining a
continuous patient flow and avoiding long wait times.
Order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and
laboratory tests; and interpret test results.
Perform minor outpatient surgical procedures such as wound closure
and management, incision and drainage, foreign body removal.
Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with
prescribed therapeutic regimens. Communicates with patients
regarding testing results, follow-up care, and additional
information.
Communicate patient needs, diagnosis, and course of treatment to
the patient, company, as well as other clinical staff and instruct
and educate patients about discharge instructions if
applicable.
Review and manage daily tasks, patient callbacks, lab results while
on shift.
Works with Clinic Medical Director to ensure operations and quality
of care are consistent with medical and professional standards of
care.
Support. You will be a part of a team of a physician
assistant/nurse practitioner, on-site clinic medical director and
with ongoing support from operations, IT, and clinical staff.
Qualifications and Skills
Must be certified
Must have and maintain a valid unrestricted medical license to
practice in the state of California.
Have current DEA & BLS certifications.
Have a positive attitude/outlook and be a collaborative team
player.
Must have and maintain a controlled substance license along with a
DEA license with no restrictions,
1 year of urgent care or emergency medicine experience desired but
not required.
Occupational Medicine experience preferred.
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Keywords: Akeso Occupational Health, Chula Vista , Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Chula Vista, California
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