Employee Health & Occupational Health Nurse, CompreCare, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health•Webster, MA

2d•$71,531 - $128,773•Onsite

About The Position

This position guides new employees, researchers, volunteers, residents, students, and other Health Care Workers (HCWs) through the preplacement and annual screening process. It assists with access issues, information collection, and data management, ensuring adherence to biosafety laboratory, infection control, and EHS/OIC standards. The role provides medical surveillance for occupational exposures, coordinating with other departments and the Medical Director to develop treatment plans for employee patients. It also coordinates a comprehensive employee immunization program and provides education on occupational illness and injury.

Requirements

Current Massachusetts state licensure.
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Minimum of two years of up-to-date and progressively responsible nursing experience in Employee Health, Occupational Health, Infection Control, or a related field.
Skilled with utilization of EMR and other software.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
Excellent phlebotomy skills.
Experience in caring for employees with bloodborne pathogen exposures.

Responsibilities

Facilitates the entry of new hires into the UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) and/or UMass Chan Medical School (UMCMS) and Research Labs, coordinating information retrieval and the preplacement assessment process according to defined job-specific protocols.
Assists new hires and current employees in understanding requirements, available options, resources, and testing results.
Provides education throughout the process to new and existing employees.
Develops concise status updates for all stakeholders, protecting patient/employee HIPAA rights.
Develops relationships with key stakeholders for both UMMH and UMCMS, as well as affiliate entities.