Nurse, Employee Health and Infection Prevention

Westside Family Healthcare Inc•New Castle, DE

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About The Position

Westside Family Healthcare is seeking an Employee Health and Infection Prevention RN to direct employee health activities in coordination with clinical leadership. The role ensures team members meet health requirements and facilitates initiatives such as influenza vaccination campaigns. It also monitors, facilitates, trends, and reports organizational infection prevention activities. The RN works with individuals exposed to, at risk for, or infected with infectious diseases, including COVID-19, to help provide a safe work environment. Employee health duties include reviewing and monitoring employee health records, managing immunization and tuberculosis testing records, coordinating N95 fit testing, developing and communicating workplace exclusion criteria, supporting vaccination campaigns, and serving as a contact for workplace injuries, exposures, symptoms, and return-to-work planning. The role also coordinates prevention and surveillance for employees at risk for infectious diseases and supports employee wellness initiatives. Infection prevention duties include monitoring hand hygiene, PPE training, and sterilization processes; maintaining the infection prevention dashboard and tracking sharps injuries and exposures; updating policies and training materials; and managing relevant FDA recalls involving clinical equipment and supplies. Westside Family Healthcare is a nonprofit community health center founded in 1988. It has 240 team members, five health centers, a mobile health unit, and serves more than 27,000 patients across Delaware.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Three years of experience as an RN in ambulatory care or comparable experience.
Active, unrestricted RN licensure in the State of Delaware.
Current BLS certification.
Ability and availability to work 40 hours per week and receive calls about infectious disease exposures or symptoms outside typical work hours; shifts may start at 6:00 AM.

Nice To Haves

Prior employee health or wellness experience.
Prior infection prevention experience.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the HR team during onboarding to review employee health information and monitor employee health records.
Manage employee immunization records, tuberculosis testing, and N95 mask fit testing.
Develop and communicate workplace exclusion criteria for conditions including COVID-19, and counsel staff on the policies.
Support employee influenza and COVID vaccination campaigns.
Serve as the point of contact for sharps injuries and other workplace injuries or exposures.
Facilitate and champion employee wellness initiatives as needed.
Respond to team members experiencing infectious disease symptoms or exposures, including COVID-19, and develop safe return-to-work plans.
Coordinate prevention and surveillance activities for employees at risk for infectious diseases, including employees with medical or religious vaccine exemptions.
Monitor infection prevention activities, including hand hygiene, annual and ad hoc PPE training, and sterilization processes.
Maintain the infection prevention dashboard and monitor, track, and trend sharps injuries and exposures.
Manage and update infection prevention policies.
Manage FDA recalls related to clinical equipment and supplies.
Manage and update infection prevention and control training materials.

Benefits

Medical insurance with two plans to choose from.
Dental insurance through Guardian Dental.
Vision insurance.
Life insurance paid by Westside, with the option to purchase additional coverage.
Short-term disability paid by Westside.
Long-term disability paid by the employee.
401(k) retirement plan with a match.
Supplemental insurances.
Generous PTO package.
Flexibility to support work/life balance.
$5,000 sign-on bonus.
Loan repayment program available.