Occupational Health Nurse (RN)

Arizona Department of Administration • Yuma, AZ

5d • $84,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a professional and compassionate registered nurse for its Staff Wellness team at Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Yuma. The Occupational Health Nurse is responsible for supporting the health and well-being of agency employees and promoting health and prevention of illness and injury, including protection from work-related and environmental hazards. The role includes clinician, educator, case manager, liaison, investigator, consultant, and health-resource point-of-contact functions. It contributes to agency health care and cost-containment strategies through employee health management, staff rehabilitation, return-to-work support, and case management.

The position is based at 7125 East Cesar Chavez Blvd, San Luis, Arizona 85349. The posted salary is $84,000. The posting is open until filled. Employment is contingent on passing a background investigation and drug test. The selected applicant must hold a current RN license to practice in Arizona or a Compact State and have graduated from an accredited nursing school. Employees must complete TB testing during New Employee Orientation and annually thereafter, as well as successfully complete E-Verify. Driving on State business is required; employees who drive must maintain a current, valid, class-appropriate driver's license, meet training and driving-record requirements, and maintain required insurance if using a personally owned vehicle.

Requirements

• Current RN license to practice in Arizona or a Compact State.
• Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing.
• At least three years of nursing experience, including infection control, public health, employee health, or general acute nursing care.
• Knowledge of Occupational Health Nursing standards of practice, preventive medicine, general public health programs and science, communicable disease control and transmission, Federal and State laws and rules governing Occupational Health Nursing, case management for occupational and non-occupational illnesses and injuries, and management and supervisory principles.
• Skill in training and conducting presentations, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, and verbal and written communications.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of occupational health medical records; investigate, assess, and monitor occupational injuries and incidents; research and prepare reports; and work in a prison environment.
• Pass a background investigation and drug test.
• Successfully complete TB testing during New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
• Successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
• For employees driving on State business: maintain a current, valid, class-appropriate driver's license; complete required training and pass required driving-record checks; maintain an acceptable driving record; and, when using a personally owned vehicle on State business, maintain statutorily required liability insurance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the OSHA Log in compliance with 29 CFR 1904 record-keeping guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regulatory requirements.
• Determine eligibility for leave under FMLA rules.
• Monitor industrial injuries and illnesses to facilitate safe return to work and support recovery in the work environment.
• Implement the return-to-work program, including modified duty and temporary work assignments.
• Conduct TB and Hepatitis B clinics; monitor inoculations and testing for new hires; and conduct annual employee follow-ups under 20 CFR 1910.
• Investigate occupational exposure incidents; counsel employees; educate and monitor required process flows and laboratory tests; and provide blood-borne pathogen case management.
• Assist local management with tracking employee absences due to health reasons.
• Maintain confidentiality of occupational health medical records in accordance with HIPAA.
• Implement wellness programs supporting positive lifestyle changes and efforts to reduce disease and injury risks through health promotion, safety awareness, and work-life balance.
• Counsel staff on substance abuse and psychosocial needs.
• Recognize and identify workplace hazards.
• Monitor, evaluate, and analyze work hazards, including researching the effects of workplace exposures.
• Coordinate and provide communicable disease testing and surveillance in compliance with Federal laws.
• Maintain a supply inventory.
• Network and partner with key customers regarding health and safety concerns that may affect employees.
• Attend staff meetings and/or training.
• Drive on State business.
• Perform other duties appropriate to the assignment.

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child (pilot program).
• Affordable medical, dental, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance options.
• Retirement program through the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS); enrollment eligibility becomes effective after 27 weeks of employment.
• Optional deferred compensation plans.
• Credit union membership.
• Wellness program.
• Incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed