Responsible for coordinating the care and safety of employees to promote the achievement of clinical, financial and organizational outcomes. Provides direct employee care based on occupational health principles. Provides direction to other team members to collaborate and perform occupational health services functions, to assist with maintaining these programs when needed by participating in necessary training to promote quality and excellence of care. Has an understanding of medical surveillance programs as directed by federal, state or professional organization regulations. Basic understanding of case management principles. Ability to manage employee referrals to internal and external providers and services. Basic understanding of employment laws governing regulatory and occupational health such as ADA, FML, Joint Commission and is able to assist in these programs. Basic understanding of laws governing Alcohol and Drug Testing per NIDA guidelines. Works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary health care team to optimize team and employee performance. Promotes improvement in Occupational Health and organizational systems to optimize employee care. Incorporates and operationalizes goals and objectives of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

• Provides and coordinates direct care to employees within the scope of nursing practice
• Synthesizes employee information to develop outcome-driven plans using theoretical and experiential and evidence-based knowledge; initiates and/or manages plans of care/referrals for employees.
• Provides consultation to the nursing staff.
• Participates in specialized surveillance programs per OSHA or current state and federal regulations or guidelines, to maintain a safe employee and institutional environment
• Uses case management principles to effectively manage employee healthcare and/or medical surveillance.
• Evaluates and promotes goal-directed evaluation to meet the employee and institutional needs.
• Maintains current scientific principles for Nursing Practice, Occupational Health, and Infectious disease. Maintains current legal and regulatory updates pertaining to OSHA, employment law, and Joint Commission

Education:

• Registered Nurse I & II: Baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing. Associates degree or diploma in nursing with certification through American Board of Occupational Health Nursing (ABOHN) as a certified occupational health nurse may be substituted for the Baccalaureate degree. If applicant has an Associate’s degree or diploma in nursing, but is not certified through ABOHN, they must matriculate into a BSN program within the first 2 years of hire