Registered Nurse (RN) - Employee Health

Conifer Health Solutions•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The overall employee health program in the facility is directed by Human Resources, with significant input from Nursing, Infection Control, and Infectious Disease. The EHN promotes, coordinates, and administers all aspects of occupational health services for health care professionals (HCP) in his/her Tenet facility, which includes employees and non-employees working in the facility. Non-employees included in this program may be contractors, vendors, students, volunteers and credentialed staff.

Requirements

Two years of nursing experience
Associate Degree Nursing or Diploma
Valid current Arizona Nursing License or compact state license and ability to become Arizona Licensed in 30 days.
Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and others as required by individual department.

Nice To Haves

Two years in Employee/Occupational Health in health care and/or Emergency Nursing
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or speciality occupation
COHN-S/COHN

Responsibilities

Performs first aid if necessary
Performs first responder and follow-up actions as needed
Facilitates completion of EIR/investigation & action plan of all employee incidents/accidents
Maintains confidentiality and fairness at all times.
Completes thorough and objective investigations to ensure proper handling of all incidents/claims.
Reviews findings with appropriate facility leaders.
Establishes contact with injured employee (or other HCP) at the time/within 24 hrs of work injury
Refers injured workers to appropriate medical provider if needed
Establishes contact with the initial network medical provider of the injured employee, if needed
Establishes contact with the worker’s compensation carrier for the facility in the event of a work injury
Files worker’s compensation claim forms as appropriate
Manages quality cost-effective medical care for injured employees
Facilitates injured worker to pre-injury health and work status
Facilitates post-injury communication with injured employee and all other stakeholders in case management of claim toward resolution
Maintains contact with injured employees on at least a bi-weekly basis during lost work time
Coordinates and monitors work related return to work program such as transitional or modified duty
Facilitates communication between injured employees and Insurer regarding payments of wages and all expenses related to work injuries
Maintains OSHA recordkeeping for 301, 300, and 300A
Posts 300A in all locations from Feb-April each year
Maintains needlestick log
Obtains copies of vendor OSHA 300A and ensure their posting where required
Track and trends occupational injuries/diseases/near misses and reports to appropriate facility leaders
Manages data bases and filing systems in all employee health areas
Reviews open claims report monthly for SOX audit in partnership with Internal Audit
Ensures complete occupational health medical record on all HCPs
Schedules and administers post job offer physical assessment for all HCPs (employees, students, volunteers, contract staff, credentialed staff).
Reviews health records, administers needed immunizations, collects urine for drug screens/prints and monitors results, conducts physical assessments.
Communicates work status to HR and facility leaders
Administers initial, annual/biannual TB monitoring/assessment process for all HCPs and maintains data base
Administers Hepatitis B Vaccine as indicated and maintains data base
Administers Td/Tdap vaccine as indicated and maintains data base
Administers MMR vaccines as indicated and maintains data base
Administers varicella vaccines as indicated and maintains data base
Administers flu vaccine annually as indicated and maintains data base
Draws and monitors hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella titers as indicated and maintains data base
Reports results of all testing to HCPs and coordinates follow-up required
Conducts OSHA medical surveillance as necessary
Reviews initial, annual, and exposure medical histories and completes follow-up as needed
Orders supplies/meds as needed
Register HCPs who get blood draws/x-rays in Patient Access.
Print labels to attach to specimens/requisitions.
Get specimens to lab
Collaborates with IC/ID in communicable disease exposures and follow-up
EAP responsibility as directed by CHRO
HCP drug testing
Coordinates & monitors Blood/Body Fluid Exposures Program
Conducts Fitness for Duty/Return to work screenings
Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned