Nurse Practitioner Occupational Health

The Division of Occupational Health Services (OHS) at MelroseWakefield Hospital is seeking a full-time Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner Manager to join our OHS team at our location in Medford, MA. This is a leadership opportunity with supervisory responsibilities managing a staff of four nursing professionals. The schedule for this role is 5 days per week (Mon-Fri) from 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM with no weekends, holidays, or call. Previous leadership experience working in an OHS hospital setting or occupational medicine clinic is highly desired.

MelroseWakefield Hospital, located 12 miles north of Boston, is a 234 bed, not-for-profit community hospital offering general and specialized medical care. The hospital is affiliated with Tufts Medical Center in Boston, a premier academic institution. Through our clinical affiliation with Tufts Medical Center, we are able to provide our patients with highly specialized and tertiary level care when appropriate.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing care for pre-employment screening, work related injuries and exposures, follow-up and referral; fitness for duty and periodic employee health evaluations

• As an expert professional, the Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process, supervision of clinical practice, research involvement when applicable, consultative services, inter and intradepartmental liaison, education, leadership and patient care management across the health care continuum.

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to employees and other workforce members according to established collaborative protocols and standards of care

• Promotes and maintains the health and safety of individuals in the workplace

• Plays a critical role in preventing work-related injuries and illness, ensuring compliance with occupational health state and federal regulations, and providing comprehensive healthcare services to employees

• Conducts assessments of employees' health and fitness for specific job roles

• Conducts assessments for suspected impairment and reasonable suspicion cases

• Provides health screenings and administers vaccinations

• Manages health surveillance programs to identify potential workplace health hazards

• Offers education on injury prevention, ergonomic practices and health promotion

• Provides initial medical care and facilitates referrals for workers' compensation cases

• Demonstrates awareness of community resources and assists staff, patients, and families to effectively utilize them

• Oversees group of five nursing professionals with approximately 40% of time spent in providing clinical care and 60% of time with administrative, managerial and policy setting activities

Who you are:

• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with authorization by the Board of Registration in Nursing to practice in an expanded role

• Registered with the ANCC or other accrediting organization for Nurse Practitioners

• Registered with the State of Massachusetts and DEA for prescription writing privileges

• Current BLS and ACLS Certification

• A minimum of three years of current clinical nursing experience in Occupational Health and/or Adult Medicine is preferred. Experience in Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine would be helpful

• Previous experience in a supervisory role

Work, Live, and Grow: As an employee of Tufts Medicine/MelroseWakefield Hospital you will receive:

• Guaranteed Base Salary

• Substantive 401A retirement plan

• CME Funds and Time Away

• Generous Vacation and Holiday Policy

• Robust Benefits Package

Location: 170 Governors Ave. Medford, MA 02155

Application Instructions: You can apply via the apply button located at the bottom of this listing. Please be sure to include a confidential CV and cover letter with your application. Should you have any questions regarding the position or any complications submitting an application with us, please feel free to reach out to Dave Rezendes, Senior Physician Recruiter, at david.rezendes@tuftsmedicine.org

Why Tufts Medicine: Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, an expansive home care network and a large integrated physician network. Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated care team members providing more than 1.5 million patient experiences per year. The health system is the principal teaching affiliate for Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medicine came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.

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