RN

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • Española, NM

6d • $65,520 - $111,613 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse joins the Employee Health team at Presbyterian’s Española hospital, providing occupational and employee health nursing services and partnering with employees, leaders, and healthcare professionals to promote a safe and healthy workplace. The role supports employee health programs, injury reporting and triage, testing and vaccinations, health education, and return-to-work processes. It also maintains applicable departmental policies, reporting data, and safety and infection control standards.

Requirements

• Associate degree required.
• Current New Mexico RN license.
• Computer skills, including maintaining databases in Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• One to three years of Employee Health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Writes and maintains departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Uses computer skills to maintain databases in Excel.
• Develops and maintains data for reporting needlestick injuries and tuberculosis statistics to internal customers.
• Ensures appropriate documentation, recording, and reporting of work-related injuries on the OSHA log.
• Performs employee testing and collects blood and other laboratory tests as needed.
• Represents Employee Health on Infection Control and Drug Policy committees and attends other committees as requested.
• Administers Hepatitis B vaccines, flu shots, TB tests, and other medications as directed by a physician or established protocols.
• Provides backup clinical RN coverage to the Occupational Medicine Clinic as needed.
• Provides healthcare instructions and health education to employees as needed.
• Develops and maintains the systemwide drug testing program according to policy, including monitoring employees in return-to-work programs.
• Participates in educational programs, reviews current literature, and attends in-services, meetings, and workshops to support professional growth and development.
• Maintains the Blood Borne Pathogen program and a 24-hour call schedule for Presbyterian and other designated customers.
• Provides return-to-work status reports for employees with non-work-related injuries and illnesses who are out of work fewer than five days or do not qualify for short-term disability.
• Provides appropriate triage for injured employees, including referral to Occupational Medicine, the emergency room, or urgent care as appropriate.

Benefits

• Tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, and other educational and career development options.
• Staff Safety wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and various lead roles for eligible positions.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• Employee wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree