APC – Occupational Medicine

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston’s premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston’s renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 600 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 31 locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 65 medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center. An accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, 19 onsite Kelsey pharmacies and one specialty pharmacy, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans. KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for six consecutive years.

Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home. Kelsey-Seybold has many physicians in the Greater Houston area certified for excellence in diabetes and heart and stroke care by the NCQA. In addition to these recognitions, Kelsey-Seybold is home to a nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Center, and Endoscopy Center.

Responsibilities:

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is recruiting for a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to serve as a full-time medical provider onsite at a company-based clinic. The employer is a large publicly traded organization with more than 4,000 employees in the greater Houston area. Physician supervision and support will be provided by Kelsey-Seybold physicians. As an Occupational Medicine/primary care practitioner treating adult patients, the successful candidate will be responsible for engaging employees in care, delivering excellent patient care and customer service, performing examinations and evaluations, delivering diagnoses and treatment plans, follow-up consultation, care coordination, and care management, and health education for adult patients. The Onsite Clinic will provide CLIA waived testing and other diagnostic services utilizing comprehensive electronic medical records (EPIC). The practice will coordinate care as needed with other primary care and specialty physicians as well as use of appropriate ancillary services located at other Kelsey-Seybold locations. Clinical responsibilities will include patient management in the clinic.

 General Responsibilites:

• Perform pre-placement examinations
• Perform and coordinate medical surveillance examinations
• Review and communicate surveillance exam results and clearances
• Perform fitness for duty evaluations and examinations
• Assess, treat, and document all employee injuries/illnesses within the workplace
• Provide first aid services
• Initiate workers compensation claims
• Provide return to work evaluations and examinations
• Observe and assess the work environment with other safety professionals for potential dangers and hazards
• Manage disability cases and coordinate return to work with supervisors
• Work with employee’s supervisors on transitional duty assignments
• Perform Wellness Examinations/Consults
• Perform ergonomic assessments
• Maintain confidential medical records in designated EMR
• Distribute Over the counter (OTC) medications
• Assist with coordination and follow-up of medical care and referrals
• Assist with immunization programs
• Provide educational seminars, lunch and learns
• Duties performed should provide the highest level of patient satisfaction an maximize employer satisfaction 

Primary Care:

• Provide basic primary care medical services; refer employee to personal physician when necessary 

Other responsibilities:

• Assist Program Director with clinic reports, performance metrics and utilization
• Works under the supervision of the Collaborating Physician, as mandated by the PA Board of Nursing/Board of Medicine 

Special Skills:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally
• Knowledge of medical policies, governmental regulations, and procedures
• Skilled in maintaining quality assurance and quality control standards
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of EMR, computer systems and applications
• Ability to supervise staff, solve problems and make decisions exercising judgement and initiative

Qualifications:

• 3 years related work experience
• Previous experience in Occupational Medicine as well as Internal Medicine, or Family Practice
• Preferred: Previous experience in working with OSHA Regulated Exams
• Master’s degree in nursing or successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant training program with at least 2 years clinical experience functioning as a licensed independent practitioner
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively with employer to positively impact the health of the employee population
• Licensed in the State of Texas or willing to be licensed as well as other states per the employer locations (state in which the position is located)
• Licensed to practice as NP or PA in the state of Texas
• DEA license
• Current prescriptive Authority
• BCLS and ACLS
• Hours: Monday – Friday 8am-5pm

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