OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RN
About The Position
Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness. Come care and guide with us at the Arizona Department of Corrections! We are seeking to hire an experienced Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) responsible for the health and wellbeing for employees within the Department. The main focus of this role is to promote health, prevent illness, injury and protection from work related and environmental hazards. This is a great opportunity for you, Apply today!
Requirements
- Knowledge of: Occupational Health Nursing standards of practice
- Preventive medicine, general public health programs and science, methods of control and transmission of communicable disease
- Federal and State laws and rules governing Occupational Health Nursing
- Case management for occupational and non-occupational illnesses and injuries
- Management and supervisory principles
- Skill in: Training and conducting presentations
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Verbal and written communications
- Ability to: Maintain confidentiality of occupational health medical records
- Investigate, assess and monitor occupational injuries/incidents
- Research and prepare reports
- Drive a State Vehicle
- Work in a prison environment
Nice To Haves
- Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing
- Current RN Nursing license to practice in the State of Arizona or Compact State
Responsibilities
- Maintains OSHA Log in compliance with record-keeping guidelines (29 CFR 1904)
- Determines eligibility for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) according with the rules
- Monitors industrial injury/illnesses in order to facilitate a safe return to work and ensures the work environment contributes to recovery
- Implements the return to work program, this includes modified duty, temporary work assignment
- Responds for the supervision of an Administrative Assistant II
- Conducts TB and Hepatitis B clinics to Correctional Officer Training Academy (COTA) Cadets, monitors inoculations and tests for all department new hires and annual follow-up (20 CFR1910)
- Bloodborne pathogens standard
- Conducts in depth investigation of occupational exposure incidents, counsels employees, educates and monitors the process flow with required laboratory tests and case management
- Assists local managements with tracking employees' absences due to health reasons
- Maintains confidentiality of occupational health medical records in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) laws
- Implements wellness programs that support positive lifestyle changes and individual efforts to lower risk of disease and injury through health promotion, safety awareness, work-life balance
- Counsels staff on issues related to substance abuse and psychosocial needs
- Recognizes and identifies workplace hazards
- Monitors, evaluates and analyzes these hazards by conducting research on the effect of workplace exposures
- Coordinates and provides communicable disease testing, surveillance in compliance with Federal laws
- Maintains supply inventory, networks and partners with key customers regarding health and safety concerns that may impact employee
- Drives on State business
- Perform other duties appropriate to the assignment
Benefits
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
