Physician Assistant - Occupational Medicine focus for Belleville, IL

BJC HealthCare; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

BJC HealthCare’s BarnesCare team in Belleville, IL is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to join our occupational medicine program. You will coordinate employee physicals, manage work-related injuries, support testing protocols, and promote workforce wellness in a collaborative environment.

This role emphasizes clinical expertise, prevention, and work-life balance, with on-site care aimed at keeping employees safe, healthy, and productive.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-PA Prog or Master-PA degree required
• Physician Assistant license required
• No prior experience required

Responsibilities

• Manages the health care of select patient populations through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation.
• Coordinates the care of select patient populations to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
• Assesses development needs of staff and develops and delivers appropriate educational programs to meet staff needs.
• Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol.

Skills

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor-PA Prog OR Master-PA

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join BarnesCare at our Belleville, IL location and take your Advanced Practice Provider career beyond the bedside. As part of BJC HealthCare's occupational medicine team, you'll provide on-site health-careservices that help keep our Belleville employees safe, healthy, and productive. In this rewarding role, you'll coordinate employee physicals, treat workplace injuries, support substance abuse testing protocols, and promote overall workforce wellness—all while enjoying a collaborative environment, meaningful employee relationships, and the support of one of the region's most respected health-careorganizations. If you're looking for a career that combines clinical expertise, prevention, and work-life balance, we'd love to hear from you.

Position Details

• Schedule: 730am-4pm Monday-Friday
• No Call! No Weekends! No Holidays!
• Occupational/Workman's comp care with high proportion of Musculoskeletal/orthopedic cases
• Required: 3 years of experience within related setting
• Strongly Preferred: Occupational medicine, workers comp, urgent care, ED or Orthopedics
• Preferred: Strong documentation skills & excellent communication skills
• Great opportunity for Work Life Balance!

For questions about the position, please contact [e-mail]

Overview

BJC Corporate Health Services comprises several organizations that share a dedication to creating and maintaining healthy workplaces. Serving hundreds of area employers as well as BJC HealthCare, BJC Corporate Health Services specializes in improving worker health, safety and productivity and reducing costs associated with work-related illness/injury and absenteeism.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in a specialized area to coordinate, manage and evaluate the delivery of quality patient care. Serves as a role model, mentor, and preceptor for others. Enters into a formal collaborative practice agreement with physician(s) to support a designated clinical service.

Responsibilities

• Manages the health care of select patient populations through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation.
• Coordinates the care of select patient populations to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
• Assesses development needs of staff and develops and delivers appropriate educational programs to meet staff needs.
• Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor-PA Prog OR Master-PA

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Physician Assistant

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer