RN - Employee Health - Sioux Falls

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for implementing the core process of Sanford Employee Health to promote a safe and healthy workforce and environment. Responsible to implement the nursing process within Sanford and the continuum of care. The nursing process is utilized to assess, diagnose, establish a plan with outcome criteria, intervene, evaluate, and document human responses to actual or potential health problems. This practice includes dependent, interdependent and independent functions. Responsible to triage all employee injures to assess the need for initial and ongoing medical treatment and coordinate the return to work process. Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting. Functions within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure. The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program required.
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific licensure, competencies and certifications.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Experience in Employee Health/Occupational Health preferred.
Good physical assessment skills.
Self-starter with excellent time management.
Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) preferred as soon as eligible.

Responsibilities

Implement the nursing process within Sanford and the continuum of care.
Assess, diagnose, establish a plan with outcome criteria, intervene, evaluate, and document human responses to actual or potential health problems.
Triage all employee injuries to assess the need for initial and ongoing medical treatment.
Coordinate the return to work process.
Collaborate with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
Demonstrate competency and practice within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge.
Utilize appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.
Function within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.