Occupational Health Registered Nurse

South Shore Health • Weymouth, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The EHS Workers' Compensation RN coordinates and implements hospital-wide programs for the prevention and control of workplace associated illnesses and injuries for health system employees.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing as validated through the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
• Registered Nurse – Board of Registration in Nursing (Massachusetts)
• Thorough understanding of healthcare and is data driven and colleague focused.
• Vaccination and TB screening experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Acute Care RN experience
• CIC or COHN certification
• EXCEL experience

Responsibilities

• Case Management, surveillance and reporting on workplace injuries and illnesses, including reporting to government agencies, contact tracing, vaccine administration, pre-placement assessments and collaborating with frontline staff and leaders to enhance protections for staff and patients
• Performs preplacement evaluations on new employees utilizing a high level of physical assessment skills, accurately with appropriate documentation, and performed efficiently, within 1/2 hour.
• Plays an essential role in providing routine and emergency care to employees, recognizing urgent health situations and/or makes appropriate recommendations and/or health care referrals based on skilled assessment findings, consulting with Nurse Practitioner when necessary for employee evaluation, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests utilizing approved protocols, following the care of the employee throughout the period of injury, and working with finance to determine employee wages during period of disability.
• HR Liaison to Recruitment, attending weekly meetings to determine trends and outcomes on contracted employees.
• Body Fluid Exposure Reporting, maintaining OSHA sharps log for reporting monthly and yearly injuries.
• Ability to triage care via SICKline
• Liaison to Infection Prevention, TPA and managers as needed to carry out the preceding duties

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees