APRN/Physician Assistant - Occupational Medicine River Ridge - Charlestown, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky

This position supports two offices:

7725 Highway 62, Charlestown, IN (2 days/week)

3604 Fern Valley Road, Louisville, KY (1 day/week)

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Pre-employment physicals, injury care, DOT exams, respirator exams

• Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of accredited APC program. Terminal degree in APC field preferred.
• National certification from the appropriate national certifying agency for the particular APC.
• Must maintain national certification.
• Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability.
• Current valid and unrestricted license to practice as an APC in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• BCLS required through the American Heart Association.
• ACLS as required for position

The Baptist Health Medical Group (BHMG) APC reflects the mission, vision, and values of BHMG adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The APC functions autonomously and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients, manages health care systems and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research, theory-based practice. The APC is responsible for providing direct patient care as part of the physician led team in accordance with State Law and approved Medical Staff privileges.

Baptist Health ranks in 150 top places to work in healthcare, according to Becker's Hospital Review

• Multispecialty physician-led medical group
• 8 hospitals with over 1,500 providers, including 800 physicians and more than 700 advanced practice clinicians.
• Comprehensive administrative and operations support teams
• Physician leadership councils
• Top 10% in the country for quality clinical outcomes.

Baptist Health La Grange is a 120-bed hospital providing a broad spectrum of healthcare services to residents of Oldham, Henry, Trimble, Carroll and eastern Jefferson counties. It serves more than 140,000 patients annually and offers 90 acute care beds, including an intensive care unit, a medical/surgical unit, telemetry, women’s center and a 30-bed rehab and skilled care unit.

Baptist Health Medical Group physician offices are conveniently located on campus and at Baptist Health Crestwood, an outpatient facility that offers easy access to physical therapy, diagnostic imaging and a physician office. The hospital also manages Oldham County Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which is a service owned by the Oldham County Ambulance Taxing District. Oldham County EMS is operated by Baptist Health, in partnership with the Oldham County Ambulance Taxing District and Fiscal Court. Baptist Health La Grange is part of Baptist Health’s Kentuckiana region, which also includes Baptist Health Louisville and Baptist Health Floyd. About our health system Baptist Health is the largest, not-for-profit, faith-based health system in Kentucky, and we have recently expanded our reach to include a significant presence in southern Indiana. With approximately 92,000 inpatient discharges across the state each year, the Baptist Health family includes eight acute-care hospitals and one managed hospital, representing 2,719 licensed beds.

• Population of 8,854
• Cost of living is lower than the national average.
• Kindness Capital of Kentucky
• Perfect place to grow a family and be part of a growing and safe community.
• Located 20 minutes northeast of Louisville, KY and one hour from Cincinnati, OH.
• The town has an active train track running through the heart of the city’s business and historic district that contains numerous small businesses such as shops, eateries and art galleries
• LaGrange hosts a weekly farmers and artisan market, where locally made items are sold on Saturdays from mid-May through late October, situated on the county’s beautiful courthouse lawn. 
• Featured on 2022 HGTV “Home Town Kickstart”
• Located in Oldham County, LaGrange offers a top tier public school system. More specifically, it is ranked in the top 4% of districts throughout Kentucky

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HPSA Score: 6

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES
Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.