RN - Employee Health

Mohawk Valley Health System•City of Utica, NY

13d•$30 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

The RN - Employee Health provides assessment and reassessment of occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses. Develops and coordinates employee health education and wellness programs for the Hospital. Participates in performance improvement activities.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse Program.
Minimum three years’ experience in nursing (hospital, industrial, physician office, etc.)
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in New York State.

Responsibilities

Determines real and potential health problems and hazards within the work environment that influence the health and safety of workers.
Collaborates with management and other members of the occupational health team to formulate appropriate responses to identified problems.
Utilizes outside resources when they are not available within the organization.
Promotes professional rapport with employees.
Assist with monitoring of incident reports involving employees.
Provides health counseling to employees.
May need to schedule pre-employment physical examinations and routine annual health screening for employees, students and “special program workers”
Maintains precise records of each employee’s health history, results of annual screening, lost work time due to illness or injury, physician permission for employees to return to work, etc.
Provides nursing care to employees (blood pressure testing, Mantoux tests, assessment of employees becoming ill or injured at work, referral of employees to physician or health department, etc.)
Contacts employees absent from work due to health reasons, to ascertain nature and expected duration of the condition. Notifies appropriate departments of extended health related absenteeism in order for disability and FMLA benefits to be requested. Notifies appropriate department of employee’s return to work.
Monitors employee absences related to infection. Serves on Infection Prevention Committee and others as needed.
Performs occupational exposure test counseling as needed for employees.
Assists with the Respiratory Protection Program and “Fit Testing” of employees.
Performs related duties as assigned.