Occupational Health Nurse

Workcare • Manassas, VA

450d • $79,040 - $87,360

About The Position

WorkCare is seeking a Full-Time Occupational Health Nurse (RN) to provide on-site support in Manassas, VA. This role involves delivering direct patient care, managing injuries and illnesses, conducting medical surveillance, and promoting wellness initiatives in an occupational health setting. The nurse will work closely with employees to ensure their health and safety while maintaining a professional and patient-centered approach.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a valid VA RN license
• A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is highly preferred
• Must hold current BLS certification
• 3-5 years of RN experience required
• 2-3 years experience in urgent care, emergency department or occupational health setting preferred
• Certification in Occupational Health is preferred
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
• Strong critical thinking skills; problem-solving, and decision-making
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to create and edit written materials
• Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues, supervisors and clients
• Strong time management, organizational, and follow-through skills
• Ability to meet and exceed daily and weekly individual performance goals
• Ability to work independently as well as assist other team members when needed
• Requires regular and predictable attendance and punctuality
• Must be competent in the Windows operating system environment, Adobe Professional, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in urgent care, emergency department or occupational health setting
• Certification in Occupational Health

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site treatment/management of injuries and minimize the need for off-site medical treatment
• Give on-site care, first aid and follow-up to occupationally injured/ill workers
• Ongoing communication with the treating physician regarding employee's critical status
• Perform medical surveillance testing including pulmonary function tests and hearing tests
• Coordinate travel care and vaccinations to support global travel
• Perform effective case management follow-up for injuries/illness and absences
• Coordinate care with WorkCare's Incident Intervention Injury Management Program and utilize Physician escalation services as needed
• Provide episodic care for minor medical issues, medical consultation and recommendations according to treatment care guidelines set forth and in collaboration with WorkCare Consulting Medical Director (CMD) and policy/procedures
• Support injury prevention through education and ergonomic evaluation
• Help employees prevent injuries and manage pain
• Report to client and WorkCare management periodically
• Contribute insight to incident reports and tracking of injury and clinic utilization data
• Order and maintain supplies to ensure that the clinic is appropriately stocked
• Participate in the general flow of clinic operations
• Provide dose of common pre-packaged over-the-counter (OTC) medicine to employees for episodic care at no cost to the employee, as well as follow-up care, which must be provided by the employee's personal medical provider

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, and critical illness insurance
• HRA and FSA
• Life and disability insurance
• Legal and identity theft coverage
• Pet insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree