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MEDICAL ASSESSOR – Nurse Practitioner
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Salary:
Commensurate with experience.
Education:
Master (MA, MSW, etc.)
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102-5085, United States
Posted by:
Public Health Management Corporation
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Job Category:
Direct social services, Health & Medical, Safety, Health and Resource Protection, Social Science, Psychology and Welfare
Sector:
Nonprofit
Last day to apply:
November 30, 2009
Last updated:
October 1, 2009
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Type:
Full time
Language(s):
English
Job posted on:
October 1, 2009
Area of Focus:
Health and Medicine, Health, Mental, Housing and Homelessness, Multi-Service Community Agency, Recovery, Addiction and Abuse
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Description:
The Maximizing Participation Project (MPP) is designed to assist TANF recipients who are exempt from the TANF work requirement due to physical or behavioral conditions; have been repeatedly unsuccessful in obtaining and maintaining unsubsidized employment; have received benefits for four or more years and are unemployed.
The Nurse Practitioner will report to the Project Director and will be responsible for initial physical health assessments for all MPP clients. The Nurse Practitioner will meet with welfare recipients in their homes and determine the existence of physical health conditions, and then make recommendations about the recipients’ ability to work.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assess the presence, type, and severity of any physical health problems
• Assess the need for further evaluation by medical specialists.
• Synthesize data from the health history and physical examination into a report, characterizing present symptoms and formulating appropriate medical diagnoses and patient problem lists.
• Determine employment potential for each assessed recipient.
• Collaborate closely with all members of project team, especially MPP Behavioral Health Assessors.
• Attend weekly team meetings to determine recommendations for needed treatment and program services for each assessed recipient.
• Produce written summaries of all assessments.
• Attend all scheduled trainings and meetings.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
Additional Qualifications:
SKILLS:
• Excellent engagement, assessment, and clinical skills.
• Excellent record-keeping and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience conducting physical health evaluations.
• Experience with home visiting.
• Experience working with diverse populations.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
• MSN.
• RN, CRNP as Adult, Family, Occupational Health or Rehabilitation Nurse Practitioner.
How to Apply:
Please send your resume and cover letter to:
Rachel Kirzner
PUBLIC HEALTH Management Corporation
260 S. Broad St, 18th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
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E-mail: Rachel@phmc.org
NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE!!!
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Please be sure to visit our website at www.phmc.org for additional information on our company.
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