Comprehensive Weight Management - Nurse Practitioner (Hybrid)

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

$95K — $115K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in relevant field
  • National Board Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
  • BLS certification required
  • Strong interest or knowledge in therapeutic carbohydrate restriction
  • Experience in outpatient patient care

Responsibilities

  • Provide medical management for patients with obesity and metabolic diseases
  • Conduct outpatient patient care within state and federal guidelines
  • Perform phone triage for patient inquiries
  • Conduct age-appropriate medical histories and physicals
  • Order and interpret diagnostics 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
  • Retirement plans
  • Tuition assistance with discounts after specified service periods
  • Access to voluntary benefits with group rates for insurance and discounts
Full Job Description
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 diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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