Employee Health Nurse - LPN (Part Time)
About The Position
Virtua Health is seeking an Employee Health Nurse (LPN) to join their team. This part-time role involves implementing system-wide surveillance programs, managing employee work-related communicable disease surveillance, and overseeing the return-to-work process. The nurse will also retrieve employee health records for regulatory surveys and provide education and guidance to hospital employees on safety needs. The ideal candidate will be local and willing to travel to and support multiple hospital and clinic locations. The schedule includes specific office hours and flexibility for offsite fit testing and flu vaccine clinics, requiring availability for early morning, afternoon, and evening hours as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year experience.
- Strong computer and clinical skills required.
- Knowledgeable and proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Graduate of practical nursing program from accredited school.
- Current NJ LPN license.
Nice To Haves
- Employee Health/Occupational Health experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Implements system wide surveillance programs, (Flu vaccine, TB, Fit Testing, Laser Eye, Hearing conservation and work-related communicable disease surveillance.
- Performs return to work function for employees out of work.
- Is responsible for managing the outside testing in-box, the on-line assessment tool, EPIC daily triage list. The return-to-work list and the daily Epic resulting in-box.
- Communicates to leaders and ensures employee compliance with Fit testing, TB assessment and Flu vaccine, Hearing conservation, Laser Eye testing, and communicable disease exposures.
- Participates in the system wide Infection Control Council.
- Responsible for Virtua Works data entry, maintenance of equipment, and ordering of supplies and vaccines for above programs and surveillance purposes.
- Acts as a resource to Virtua Occupational Health to support Respiratory Fit testing of new hires and employees.
- Assist with employee request for medical exemption for required vaccines.
- Assist with employee request for religious and medical exemption(s) for respirator usage.
- Identifies process improvements in daily operations and system wide surveillance programs.
- Provides feedback periodically during staff meetings.
- Manages all Employee Health & Safety email inboxes and voice phone messages.
- Responds to e-mails and phone calls in a timely manner.
- Communicates any employee concerns with management as soon as they arise.
- Effectively navigates Virtua Works to ascertain employee information.
- Is proficient in running reports for aforementioned above programs.
Benefits
- medical/prescription
- dental and vision insurance
- health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
- paid time off
- paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- short-term disability and optional long-term disability
- colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- tuition assistance
- employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
