Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

What You'll Do

Elevate your medical expertise to a national mission! This is the ideal job for a physician assistant or nurse practitioner seeking an incredible work-life balance, enjoy streamlined administrative processes, free from the hassles of insurance companies, allowing you to focus on your work. In this clinical role, you'll contribute to a crucial mission: protecting the nation by safeguarding the workforce who provides the nation's nuclear deterrent.

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner practices occupational medicine on teams with physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, physical therapists, registered dietician, and other healthcare workers. This position examines, assesses, and treats employees. As a Pantex Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, you may provide clinical evaluation and urgent care assessment, treatment, and/or recommendations and referral for occupational and non-occupational medical conditions; determine fitness for duty, functional capacity, and medical restrictions for employees in relation to job demands, and provide assessment and consultation on accommodation and placement issues; perform health surveillance examinations, determine medical qualification for the occupational health examination program; and provide consultation on health-related issues and policies. Limited call will be required.

When Assigned as a Physician Assistant
Be certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and be State Licensed in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) requirements by the Texas Physician Assistant Board and Texas Medical Board.
Perform duties in accordance Pantex Occupational Medicine protocols within the licensed Scope of Practice.

When Assigned as a Nurse Practitioner
Perform all nurse practitioner (NP) clinical and administrative tasks within the limits of the individual's State licensure and Pantex Occupational Medicine protocols in accordance with TAC 301.152 and TAC 157.051 through 157.060.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 4 years of relevant experience.


• Master's degree and 2 years of relevant experience.


• Certifications: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS}, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).


• Have or obtain one of the following licenses:
  
  
  
  • As issued by the State of Texas Board of Nursing Examiners, a current Registered Nurse (RN) license and licensure as a nurse practitioner (NP)
  
  
  • Or as issued by the State of Texas Physician Assistant Board, licensure as a physician assistant (PA). 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Must be able to obtain Texas state licensure prior to start date.
  
  
  
  

Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements

• Not Applicable.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Minimum five years of clinical experience.


• As issued by the Department of Transportation, maintain a license to certify medically commerical driver licenses holders.