About the role

  • Nurse Practitioner Manager overseeing occupational health services within a healthcare setting. Leading a team of nursing professionals while ensuring occupational health compliance and patient care management.

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

Requirements

  • 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

Benefits

  • Guaranteed Base Salary
  • Substantive 401A retirement plan
  • CME Funds and Time Away
  • Generous Vacation and Holiday Policy
  • Robust Benefits Package

Job title

Nurse Practitioner Manager – Occupational Health

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$133,120 - $166,400 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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