Employee Health APRN - Lead

BHS•Louisville, KY

About The Position

Baptist Health is looking for Employee Health APRN - Lead to join our team in Lexington, KY The Lead plays a vital role within Employee Health Services (EHS), working in partnership with the EHS manager to ensure the effective coordination and delivery of both routine and special program services for employees across the health system. This role is essential for supporting the EHS team in facilitating the delivery of high-quality, convenient, and efficient services in line with the organization’s mission, vision, and values. This position requires strong organizational skills, effective communication, flexibility, participation in administrative after-hours call, and periodic travel across the health system. Key responsibilities include oversight and support of EHS team members: overseeing team attendance schedules, daily assignments and productivity, coordinating orientation and preceptorship for new staff, collecting licensing, education and compliance data, assisting in development and refining of workflows tailored to each program focuses, delivering clear consistent communication and training, fostering a positive, collaborative work environment that adheres to departmental policies, scope of nursing practice, and Infection Prevention and Control standards, assisting the manager with team development, accountability, coaching and remediation, monitoring service quality, accuracy of documentation, and productivity, oversight of department resources including, equipment, supply par levels, and clinic presentation. The Lead is instrumental in ensuring adequate program appointment availability, response to workplace exposures and other provider services, planning and support of organizational initiatives such as employee safety & workplace accommodations, the annual influenza vaccine drive or health screenings, and coordination, training, and oversight of resources outside of EHS supplementing EHS program services (i.e., fit testers, flu bees, etc.). Additional responsibilities include identifying and addressing operational and clinical issues, escalating concerns to management as needed. The lead adapts to changing priorities and responsibilities based on organizational needs, assists with day-to-day team tasks, participates in after-hours administrative call rotation and serves as acting manager in the absence of the EHS manager, ensuring continuity of operations. Will travel to various Baptist Health facilities.

Requirements

MSN, Family or Adult nurse practitioner of physician assistant
2 or more years experience required
Current certification for nurse practitioner (AANP or ANCC) or physician assistant (NCCPA)
Applicable state licensure
BLS if assigned to clinic services
Must obtain Certification to perform cognitive screening if requested
Work Experience
Relevant Work Experience
Education

Nice To Haves

Experience in employee health or occupational health preferred
Experience in a lead or supervisory role preferred

Responsibilities

Oversight and support of EHS team members: overseeing team attendance schedules, daily assignments and productivity
Coordinating orientation and preceptorship for new staff
Collecting licensing, education and compliance data
Assisting in development and refining of workflows tailored to each program focuses
Delivering clear consistent communication and training
Fostering a positive, collaborative work environment that adheres to departmental policies, scope of nursing practice, and Infection Prevention and Control standards
Assisting the manager with team development, accountability, coaching and remediation
Monitoring service quality, accuracy of documentation, and productivity
Oversight of department resources including, equipment, supply par levels, and clinic presentation
Ensuring adequate program appointment availability, response to workplace exposures and other provider services
Planning and support of organizational initiatives such as employee safety & workplace accommodations, the annual influenza vaccine drive or health screenings
Coordination, training, and oversight of resources outside of EHS supplementing EHS program services (i.e., fit testers, flu bees, etc.)
Identifying and addressing operational and clinical issues, escalating concerns to management as needed
Adapting to changing priorities and responsibilities based on organizational needs
Assisting with day-to-day team tasks
Participating in after-hours administrative call rotation and serves as acting manager in the absence of the EHS manager, ensuring continuity of operations
Travel to various Baptist Health facilities