Casual Hourly - Occupational Health Services Physician
- Employer
- Princeton University
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Sep 13, 2022
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Student Affairs, Health Services
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Part Time
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Casual Hourly - Occupational Health Services Physician
US-NJ-Princeton
Job ID: 2022-14866
Type: Temporary
# of Openings: 1
Category: Health Services
Princeton University
Overview
The Physician provides clinical and professional support to the areas of Occupational Health Services (OHS). This role involves working collaboratively with the Nurse Practitioner to provide occupational health care, health education and the promotion of optimal health to Princeton University employees. This may occur at the time of application for temporary disability, on fitness for duty evaluation, or in the course of a worker’s compensation injury or exposure. The Physician also provides guidance and supervision as well as clinical services for the Medical Surveillance Program that includes Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection, UHS staff health status medical clearance, CDL driver examinations and medical compliance for laboratory researchers and employees entering animal facilities. The Physician will encourage and assist patients to take an active role in following through with their personal physician. The partnership will minimize the impact of impairment on the individual’s capacity to participate competitively in the work environment, with the goal of reduction in disability and lost workdays
Responsibilities
Responsibilities in Occupational Health Services Clinical Care
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Provides acute medical
care for all work-related injuries
Provides continuing
medical care for work related illnesses & injuries
Performs preliminary
x-ray interpretation
Performs suturing
Performs periodic
evaluations and exit exams for employees with exposures to specific
health hazards; e.g. asbestos, noise, toxic substances, and others
as specified by government standards
Provides travel planning
and immunizations for staff and faculty
Participates in case
management for those staff and faculty requiring short term
disability status
Performs evaluations and
medical clearance for employees performing laboratory research with
animals and live viruses and for other employees who need to enter
those animal facilities.
Provide medical
evaluations and tracking of laboratory exposures (animals, viruses,
chemicals, radiation)
Assists department
managers and Human Resources in the medical review for employees
requesting workplace accommodations
Performs CDL examinations
for PU employees who are required to hold a CDL license as mandated
per DOT guidelines
Provides Hearing
Consultations for employees enrolled in the Hearing Conservation
Program who are noted to have a confirmed Standard Threshold Shift
on audiograms
Assists department
managers/Human Resources specialists with medical evaluation of
employees when there is a concern regarding the employee’s fitness
for duty
Provides evaluation and
First-Aid for non-work related emergent medical concerns including
coordination of hospital transport and notification to individual’s
healthcare provider
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Participates in Health
Promotion activities (i.e. cardiac risk assessment)
Consultation and
promotion of health lifestyle behaviors, referral to EAP and
CareBridge for substance abuse and behavioral health issues
Participates on
University and UHS committees
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Maintains professional standards
with regard to relationships with patients, in a manner consistent
with NJBME and professional organizations’ standards
Maintains professional
standards in the management of confidential information and treats
interactions with individuals as privileged communications
Works with the Director
of Occupational Health Services to update OHS Policies and
Procedures
Maintains compliance with
regulatory requirements, such as reporting reportable diseases
Participates in various
committees and work groups according to the needs of UHS
Works collaboratively with
key campus partners to ensure the health and safety of University
personnel in keeping with compliance standards (EHS, Risk
Management, HR, DPS, Facilities, Campus Dining, Building Services,
Dean of Faculty, Library)
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Maintains current
certification in CPR and AED with annual training sessions.
Maintains current
licensure in NJ, and current CDS and DEA registrations and will
comply with NJBME and other regulatory standards. In addition, a
physician will practice in a manner consistent with the standards
of her/his professional specialty board
Participates regularly in
professional continuing education activities and will meet NJ State
continuing CE requirements for licensure, as well as CE
requirements as required by her/his specialty certification Board.
It is expected that a UHS physician will continuously update
her/his knowledge and skills in order to provide an optimal level
of care
Completes standard
in-house training annually in blood-borne pathogens and certain
occupational risk areas, as determined by the Director of
Occupational Health Services and the Director of Medical Services
and will comply with adverse event/occurrence reporting policy
May be asked to make
presentations to other members of UHS or the campus community. May
also be asked to participate in mentoring clinicians in
training
Provides consultative guidance
when requested by another UHS professional. The UHS model fosters a
collaborative relationship between physicians, physician
assistants, and nurse practitioners.
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If a physician chooses to
become involved in research activities or publications, this
activity must be consistent with University policies.
Malpractice insurance is
provided by the University for any Professional Activity done
within the UHS scope of practice. The University malpractice does
not extend to activities that are not within this scope, such as
private practice.
The University has
designated spokespersons. Any communications with the media, the
public, or the general student body must be consistent with
University policy.
Though at present UHS does
not have evening appointment hours, UHS leadership reserves the
option (after proper notification) to institute evening hour
appointments with coverage by a staff physician.
Physician seeks only those
privileges for which she or he has training and competence
Physician applies for
privileging for procedures he/she will perform and will not perform
those procedures unless approved by the Medical Director.
Be assigned, in rotation,
some nights and weekends on call. During the academic year this
takes the form of on-site and phone coverage. During the
non-academic year this will usually takes the form of
administrative call by phone with rare on-site
responsibilities.
When a UHS physician is
“on-call” the Physician will be expected to provide care for the
patients of UHS physicians who are not present and review and act
upon the abnormal lab / x-ray results of clinicians who are not
present.
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
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New Jersey license as an
MD or DO. Must have completed a residency in Family Practice,
Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine. Further specialization in
Occupational Medicine either via a secondary residency program or a
fellowship, or comparable experience
3-5 years of experience
working as an MD after the completion of a clinical residency
Experience in
occupational/employee health
Ability to take
initiative to solve problems; to be open and flexible in a changing
workplace; to engage in helpful behavior toward colleagues; to
demonstrate a positive attitude and to work as part of a team
Working knowledge of
OSHA mandated health programs, workers’ compensation regulations,
and federal and state health and safety regulations
Current CPR/AED
certification.
Computer literacy and
ability to develop maintain and update the computer skills required
to fully utilize the Occupational Health Manager and Medicat
computer management programs.
Be knowledgeable in
principles and methodologies (e.g., Plan-Do-Study-Act, Root Cause
Analysis, measurement, data collection, and analysis) needed to
support and lead Quality Improvement projects and activities and/or
willing to attend UHS-based Quality Improvement basic training
within first 6-months of hire.
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Experience working in a
university setting.
Familiarity with total
work systems (such as the Institute for Healthcare Improvement,
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, and Baldrige
National Quality Program); and reviewing and analyzing data.
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