Comprehensive Weight Management - Nurse Practitioner (Hybrid)

Jefferson Health System

• $95K — $115K *
Philadelphia, PA 19120Hybrid
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Masters Degree in Nursing or a related field
  • National Board Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
  • BLS certification
  • Experience in direct outpatient patient care
  • Familiarity with metabolic disease management

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive medical management for obesity and metabolic disease
  • Conduct outpatient patient care in line with state and federal regulations
  • Perform phone triage for patient inquiries
  • Conduct age-appropriate histories and physicals
  • Order and interpret diagnostic tests based on patient needs
  • Prescribe both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments
  • Engage in quality improvement and clinical research initiatives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Generous retirement plans
  • Tuition assistance and discounts for higher education after service
  • Access to group rates on additional voluntary benefits
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Job Details

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Providing medical management of patients with obesity and metabolic disease in a supportive, non-judgemental environment utilizing several modalities including direct patient care, classes, telehealth, and social media support.
• Be familiar with or open to learning about therapeutic carbohydrate restriction and intermittent fasting using real plant and animal based foods.
• Performs direct outpatient patient care both as a provider and in accordance with State licensure and federal rules.
• Performs phone triage for patient problems/questions for patients under care, and for other patients as requested.
• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for patients.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Participates in all quality improvement initiatives as well as clinical and translational research.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

Job Description

Masters Degree National Board Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant BLS certification

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Methodist Associates in Healthcare, Inc. (d/b/a Jefferson Community Physicians)

Primary Location Address

225 City Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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* Ladders Estimates

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