We are a Hospital affiliated Sports Medicine Clinic located in Toms River, Lacey, Manahawkin, Brick, Bayville, Tinton Falls, Little Egg Harbor, Wall, Linwood, Marlton, and Barnegat; Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine offers a multidisciplinary approach to treating every patient with a 99% Patient Satisfaction Rating.

Are you ready to make a difference in a person’s life? Do you feel the need to fulfill a sense of purpose in your life to help people? Clicking this posting was the first step in the right direction! Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine is a privately owned healthcare company dedicated to doing just that, HELPING PEOPLE! Our common purpose is to help get patients out of pain and help keep them out of pain. Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine is growing at an unprecedented rate for its field. Opening in 2004, Dr. Robert Thompson opened his first clinic in Forked River, NJ employing himself and two other staff members. In the past 9 years, Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine has grown to 11 different clinics employing over 150 employees, and we don’t plan on stopping there!

Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine proudly holds a high standard for its employees. We look for individuals who are leaders, growth minded, efficient, and have a positive disposition. Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine’s employees are excited to help serve our patients and knowledgeable on how to not only help relieve their ailments but also educate the patient on why the pain exists and how they can assist with bettering their issue. As a company with a multitude of different job positions, our recruiting and hiring process are designed to specifically hire and place people in the best possible position for them to succeed.

Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine prides itself on helping their employees reach their fullest potential. We have a standardized training program, as well as review systems to ensure that all our new employees are progressing through our company happily and efficiently Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine provides continued training to its employees to further themselves throughout their time with Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine so that we either have the best possible staff for our patients, or those who do choose to leave us are better individuals because of their time here.

We are currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join our team. Duties for this position will include but are not limited to:

Purpose: The Nurse Practitioner functions as an independent healthcare provider who, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary practice, is responsible for providing comprehensive care to patients of a variety of age groups in the outpatient setting. He/she demonstrates a high degree of clinical expertise in working with patients seeking pain management services. He/she is responsible for performing through examinations, aiding in diagnosis, treatment, management, education, and care coordination of patients. The Nurse Practitioner demonstrates an advanced level of clinical knowledge, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration and professionalism. He/she works with physicians, nursing staff, chiropractors, physical/Occupational Therapists, Acupuncturist, and office staff to develop an individualized treatment plan for each patient while providing safe, effective, and quality patient care.

Position Skills Required: - Master’s degree in nursing required - Family Nurse Practitioner/Adult -Gerontology Nurse Practitioner - NP certification (AANP or ANCC) - Registered professional nurse with current NJ state license, CDS, and DEA license, - CPR Certification - (X) years of work experience as a professional nurse - IV Certification

Computer Skills Required: Scheduling software, Google Platform, ADP Platform Position

Specific Responsibilities: Patient Care Responsibilities - To perform initial history and physical examination as well as problem identification of each patient - When possible, initial evaluation should be done collaboratively, with Chiropractors, to avoid a repetition and increase speed of service. This allows for each discipline to be on the same page when initiating patient care/treatment plan

• Assess range of motion, weakness, and distal pulses of affected areas
• Palpate for trigger points/tenderness of different muscle groups involved in area of discomfort
• Document positive/negative orthopedic tests used for appropriate areas of complaint

- Orders appropriate prescriptions/diagnostic studies including bloodwork and imaging (X-Ray, MRI, Ultrasound, ect) when necessary - Review and correctly interpret test results to diagnose health problems

• Based on results/if necessary, refer to different available services, (Acupuncture, PT/OT, pain management MD, outside referral, or Orthopedic)
• Referrals do not have to be done solely after imaging. It may be warranted and necessary to initiate referrals to other services prior to receiving imaging to further decrease pain and increase range of motion
• Write prescriptions for referrals to other services when appropriate

- Ensure appropriate follow-up evaluation for these patients, evaluating for improvement in pain, range of motion, weakness, ect. And writing new scripts when necessary to continue care - Consider secondary referral to secondary service (dependent on patients condition)

• Prescribe, initiate, and educate patients on durable medical equipment when applicable
• Consider support bracing (i.e.: TLSO/LSO, posture brace, SI joint brace, knee/ankle brace, orthotics, ect.) on initial evaluation. Provide early helps to aid in pain relief as well as offer support and re-education to muscles that may be lax and causing pain
• At subsequent visits, consider TENS when appropriate. Introduction to stimulation always helps patients to minimize discomfort throughout the day and serves as a non-invasive at home therapy tool to decrease pain
• Advise patients of the importance of changing pads to avoid irritation to skin from frequent use of same pads and help maintain good conductivity between unit and stimulation pads. Advise patients that they will receive “annual stim pads” at 1-month after initiation of TENS unit.
• Perform trigger point/joint injections as well as other minimally invasive procedures (intravenous nutrition therapy, PRP)
• Ensure follow up documentation on new pain score, length of time of pain relief, and improvement in range of motion after each procedure
• Each patient considering IV nutrition therapy should be fully evaluated by a Nurse Practitioner prior to administration to ensure no comorbid conditions/medications that restrict the patient from receiving IV nutrition
• Knowledge of and the ability to perform therapeutic strapping as it relates to major body regions (ie: low back, cervical/thoracic junction, knee, shoulder, hip, etc.) to help decrease pain and inflammation by improving circulation, help accelerate recovery and provide stabilization to affected areas
• Knowledge of different therapy tools used within the office including but not limited to decompression, stim/vaso, rapid release, normatec, etc., and how these therapies can benefit each patient
• Patient education on preventive care, therapeutic stretches and strengthening exercises targeted to areas of discomfort
• Provide after-care/ongoing care to patients to ensure proper response to treatment, adherence to treatment plan, and adjust plan of care as needed
• Brief 10 minute follow-ups should be done bi-weekly on “active patients” (patients that are seen 2-3 times a week seeing multiple services)
• Patients on “maintenance” (being seen once weekly, every other week, monthly, etc.) should be followed up monthly.
• Ensure proper, accurate, and complete documentation and maintenance of patient records.
• Patient records should be kept up to date including test results, imaging, changes to medical history, medication, surgical history, and changes in condition
• Ensure appropriate billing for services rendered by Nurse Practitioners

**New Grads are welcome to apply. All training will be provided by the company**