RN - Occ Health- Eglin

Maxmed Healthcare•Eglin AFB, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Occupational Medicine will be on duty for a minimum of 40 hours per week, typically Monday through Friday between 0630-1730, with shifts of at least 9 hours including a 1-hour unpaid lunch. Schedule changes require written approval. Duties include active membership in the 96 MDG Occupational Health and Environmental Working Group (OEHWG), organizing agendas, presenting data, and managing open items. The role also involves attendance at the 96 MDG Population Health Working Group (PHWG), tracking flight surgeon shop visits, managing occupational examinations, and overseeing the Fitness for Duty program. Active case management of occupational health cases, including difficult ones, and performing nursing telephone consultations are key responsibilities. The nurse will track and manage OSHA Form 301 investigations, enter data into the USAF Occupational Illness Tracking System, and assist in scheduling occupational medicine examinations. Performing occupational/industrial shop visits to various locations on Eglin AFB and Duke Field, authoring shop visit reports, and assisting with other 96 OMRS programs (Flight Medicine, Health and Wellness, Public Health) as directed are also part of the role. Direct patient care for the Occupational Health Clinic is primary, with the ability to assist other out-patient clinics when needed to meet access standards. The nurse will synthesize information, make clinical decisions using various data sources, demonstrate knowledge of growth and development and disease processes across all age groups, and document patient care comprehensively. Responsibilities include operating medical equipment and training/evaluating newly assigned personnel.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or minimum of 3 years of nursing experience with an Associate Degree of Nursing may be considered.
Basic Life Support Certification
Minimum of (2) years’ experience as an Occupational Medicine Nurse in the areas of Medical Surveillance, Workers Compensation, Case Management, Employee Education and/or Occupational Hazards.
One (1) year of experience must have occurred within the last 36 months.
Maintain an active, valid, unrestricted, current State of Florida Registered Nurse License.
All licenses must be unencumbered and remain in effect during contract employment.
Certification from a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-Approved Spirometry Training Course is required within 6 months of placement.

Responsibilities

Active membership in the 96 MDG Occupational Health and Environmental Working Group (OEHWG), organization of the OHWG agenda/slide presentation, collection and presentation of data to the OEHWG, and assisting the OEHWG chairman with scheduling and management of the meeting, and management and resolution of assigned open items.
Attendance at the 96 MDG Population Health Working Group (PHWG), management and resolution of open items as assigned.
Tracking of Flight Surgeon occupational/industrial shop visits and reporting this data at the OEHWG.
Tracking, scheduling, and management of Occupational Examinations at designated units.
Management of the Fitness for Duty program in coordination with Civilian Personnel, to include scheduling appointments and case management.
Active case management of Occupational Health program cases, particularly difficult cases needing extra administrative actions or consultations.
Performs nursing telephone consultations with applicable patients.
Tracking and administrative management of OSHA Form 301 illness investigations.
Entry of relevant data into the USAF Occupational Illness Tracking System.
Assist with scheduling of Occupational Medicine examinations and visits for Occupational Medicine Physician or Flight Surgeons.
Performs Occupational/Industrial shop visits to a variety of locations on Eglin AFB and Duke Field in conjunction with other members of the Occupational Health Program team or alone.
Authors shop visit reports, which are tracked in the weekly Flight Medicine Grounding Management Meeting and the OEHWG.
Performs various duties related to other portions of 96 Operation Medical Readiness Squadron/96 OMRS, to include but not limited to Flight Medicine Program, Health and Wellness Program, or Public Health Program as directed by Occupational Medicine Physician, Flight Medicine Commander or OMRS/CC.
Provides direct patient care services primarily for patients assigned to the Occupational Health Clinic in the MTF.
The HCW shall be required to assist in treating patients enrolled to all out-patient clinics assigned to the MTF when required by the Flight Commander, to ensure access standards are met during deployments, unscheduled absences or when limited technician staffing dictates.
Synthesizes information and make appropriate clinical decisions using a wide variety of data sources specifically patient response, physician and nurse progress notes, interdisciplinary consultations, results of tests/procedures and applicable guidelines and standards.
Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development and pathophysiology of disease processes specific to the unit population to include all ages from newborns to geriatrics.
Documents patient condition including nursing assessment/reassessment, planning, interventions, evaluation, outcomes, patient/family teaching and follow up care.
Sets up and operates intravenous infusion pumps and monitoring specialized equipment and other medical equipment.
Trains, orientates, and evaluates duty performance of newly assigned personnel as appropriate and maintains accountability for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.