Occupational Health Medical Director
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Medical Director
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Location
Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
2/04/25
- This position will work with a multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical expertise focused on ensuring employee health, well-being, and safety in the workplace globally including physical and mental health, employee performance, injury prevention, and productivity.
- Develop and implement the strategies, global policies, programs, infrastructure, and systems needed to ensure the advancement of occupational employee well-being and corporate health care services, including mental health, fitness and nutrition, hygiene, occupational and work-related diseases, and other health care programs across the organization.
Job Responsibilities
• Performs appropriate evaluation and management of patients to include ordering of diagnostic tests and consultations and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
• Ensures documentation of care in the medical record is in keeping with the bylaws of the Medical Center.
• Provides clinical oversight of the clinical care to which assigned.
• Performs pre-employment physicals, evaluates work place injuries and coordinates with workman's compensation, provides clinical support for APPs and RN’s.
• Assures that protocols are up to date for all key employee health programs including but not limited to: needle stick management and TB screening.
• Performs basic clinical skills required for direct patient care to evaluate, diagnose, consult, and provide basic treatment.
• Performs appropriate evaluation and management of patients to include ordering of diagnostic tests and consultations and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
• Ensures documentation of care in the medical record is in keeping with the bylaws of the Medical Center.
• Provides clinical oversight of the clinical care to which assigned.
• Performs pre-employment physicals, evaluates work place injuries and coordinates with workman's compensation, provides clinical support for APPs and RN’s.
• Assures that protocols are up to date for all key employee health programs including but not limited to: needle stick management and TB screening.
• Serves as a champion for Health system’s employee flu immunization and COVID 19 immunization initiatives.
• Supervises urine drug testing related to pre-employment assessment.
• Assists with any employee health issues related to construction, building of a solid employee wellness plan for effectively monitoring mandatory programs.
• Collaborates effectively with employer and employee in an effort to maintain the stay at work and return to work process.
• Ensures that medical treatment or care plans consist of current best medical practices and are evidence-based if possible.
• Evaluates Fit for Duty to ensure employee's current capabilities match or exceed the physical, psychological, cognitive, and social demands of the specific tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
• Degree of Doctor of Medicine, M.D. or D.O. degree
• Board certification in primary medical specialty
Working Hours