Market Employee Health Nurse

Job Summary

Coordinates the Employee Health program to assigned hospitals in a market and the market's Worker's Compensation program.

Essential Functions

• Manages employee health initiatives such as maintaining employee health files, employee TB screenings/chest x-rays, vaccines, etc. for assigned market hospitals.

• Coordinates and conducts new employee health screenings.

• Collaborates with assigned hospitals on identifying employee illnesses, exposures and injuries in order to assess risk potential for prevention of transmission or recurrences.

• Develops and maintains policies and procedures to direct the activities of the employee health program.

• Ensures compliance with the Employee Hepatitis B Vaccine program.

• Coordinates employee work restrictions if the potential for transmission of infection exists.

• Serves on committees, as appropriate, which are involved in selection, evaluation and design and impact the employee health program.

• Enters incident/claim information into the Event Reporting System.

• Acts as a liaison for OSHA or Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations (DILHR) inspections.

• Ensures the OSHA log is maintained in market hospitals.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all patients and/or employee information to assure patient and/or employee rights are protected.

• Demonstrates good interpersonal skills when working or interacting with residents, their families, and other staff members.

• Ability to work under stress and to respond quickly in emergency situations.

• Must have good and regular attendance.

• Approximate percent of time required to travel, 5%

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

$67,400/yr - $101,100/yr

We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this pay range, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this range.

Education

• Associates degree leading toward licensure as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse.

Licenses/Certification

• Valid state licensure as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse.

Experience

• 2 years clinical experience in medical-surgical or critical care nursing