We currently have an opportunity for a temporary full-time Nurse Practitioner to join our team in New York, NY. This position is from approximately December - March.
As part of Walgreens Health and Wellness division, Take Care Health Systems includes Take Care Consumer Solutions ( www.takecarehealth.com), managers of convenient care clinics located at select Walgreens drugstores nationwide, and Take Care Employer Solutions (www.takecareemployersolutions.com), managers of worksite-based health and wellness services. The company combines best practices in healthcare and the expertise and personal care of our trusted community of providers to deliver access to high-quality, affordable and convenient healthcare to all individuals. We operate on-site employee health centers, pharmacies and fitness centers for many of the country´s largest corporations and federal agencies.We currently have an opportunity for a temporary full-time Nurse Practitioner to join our team in New York, NY. This position is from approximately December - March.The primary focus of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) is to promote optimum health, prevent illness and injury, and manage select acute and chronic health problems in the corporate health setting. The NP is the primary provider of clinical care for this setting. Reports To: Supervising (Collaborative) Physician Nurse Health Center Manager Director, Client Operations Qualifications: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.Master´s DegreeCertification as a Nurse Practitioner with an adult population focus.Three to five years clinical experience in emergency care, ambulatory care or acute medical surgical nursing.Excellent written and oral communication skills.Experience in occupational health/corporate health nursing preferred.Requirements Responds to emergencies and provides support of emergency response team. Provides assessment and treatment of acute illness and injuries, and episodic primary care for easily resolved conditions, using evidence based policies, procedures and protocols, with the emphasis on return to work and presenteeism.Refers to external providers as needed.Provides allergy immunizations and administration of other parental medications prescribed by an employee´s physician.Facilitates early reporting of occupational illness or injuries.Supports the employee´s physician with monitoring of patients chronic medical problem, and counsels well employees to promote healthy behaviors and modify risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and other medical conditions.Provides workstation ergonomic evaluations with recommendations for improvements, with follow-up evaluations after improvements are implemented.Participates and supports health and wellness initiatives, health education and screening programs.Provides immunizations and travel health advice with supportive educational resources to employees who travel overseas for business and for those employees who are given assignments to live in a foreign country for a period of time. Along with Health Center Manager, provides utilization and participation data. Take Care Health Systems is proud to be an equal opportunity employer of nice people! M/F/D/V