Registered Nurse - RN - Employee Health Nurse

Lifepoint Health•Sierra Vista, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Employee Health Nurse at Canyon Vista Medical Center, you'll play a vital role in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of the caregivers who make exceptional patient care possible every day. As an Employee Health Nurse, you will help foster a healthy workforce through employee wellness initiatives, occupational health programs, regulatory compliance, and injury prevention efforts. Your work directly contributes to creating a safe environment where caregivers can thrive and continue providing outstanding care to our patients and community.

Requirements

Current Arizona or compact state RN license
Associate’s degree from an accredited nursing school
Active Arizona or Compact RN License
Demonstrated ability to perform clinical assessment within RN scope, maintain confidential records, communicate effectively with employees and leaders, and manage multiple concurrent follow-up requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Master's Degree preferred
BCLS preferred
Occupational Health, infection prevention, emergency nursing, quality, or related experience preferred
Minimum of one year of registered nursing experience preferred; acute-care, occupational health, employee health, infection prevention, emergency nursing, quality, or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates occupational and employee health services that support the health, safety, and readiness of Canyon Vista Medical Center's workforce.
Responsible for employee health onboarding and clearance, immunization and tuberculosis surveillance, respiratory protection requirements, occupational exposure management, work-related illness and injury follow-up, communicable disease evaluation, confidential employee health records, and employee education.
Collaborates with Human Resources, Infection Prevention, Quality and Patient Safety, Safety, department leaders, providers, and other organizational stakeholders to reduce occupational risk, maintain regulatory compliance, support workforce readiness, and promote a safe and healthy work environment.
Supports continuous readiness for applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements and practices within the Arizona Nurse Practice Act, organizational policies and procedures, applicable occupational health requirements, and demonstrated competency.
Oversees employee health, on-boarding requirements and maintains current employee health files.
Monitors annual PPD's, vaccines, and respirator fittings.
Tracks work related illnesses, injury and blood borne pathogen exposures.
Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
Integrates evidence-based practices into operations and clinical protocols.