Employee Health Nurse

ABOUT AUSTIN REGIONAL CLINIC:

Austin Regional Clinic has been voted a top Central Texas employer by our employees for over 15 years! We are one of central Texas’ largest professional medical groups with 35 locations and we are continuing to grow. We offer the following benefits to eligible team members: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, 401(k), EAP, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Child Care Assistance, Health & Fitness, Sick Child Care Assistance, Development and more. For additional information visit https://www.austinregionalclinic.com/careers/

PURPOSE

Performs Employee Health related duties working with the Medical Director and senior clinical leadership. Responsible for Employee Health related trainings and guidelines, including the annual OSHA training. Manages the accidental exposures program and employee vaccinations per policy. Carries out all duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the mission and philosophy of the organization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manages the TB testing process for new clinic employees during onboarding. Follows through with any abnormal results per policy and maintains clinic employee pre-employment records which includes offering Hepatitis B vaccination per OSHA regulation.
• Manages employee TB post exposure by collecting baseline and follow-up testing working with respective Health Department.
• Manages accidental exposures per OSHA regulations and internal policy.
• Manages all required employee vaccination records per internal policy.
• Manages employee communicable disease exposures per internal protocols.
• Coordinates flu vaccinations for employees at administrative location.
• Performs ergonomic assessments per request and makes recommendations and physical adjustments when possible.
• Maintains vaccination records for 3rd party groups working in the organization.
• Maintains confidential documents of employee health records.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures based on currently accepted infection prevention and control best practices.
• Manages Employee Incident Reports for the
• Collaborates with L&D team on the development and delivery of educational programs and/or tools that relate to infection prevention, control, epidemiology and compliance training i.e., OSHA training.
• Maintains and/or expands knowledge and expertise in the field of infection prevention and control through continuing education and study.
• Works closely with Clinical Quality Group and collaborates with other departments to identify training needs and develops training and documentation specific to clinical workflows, policies and procedures.
• Serves as an Employee Health resource for clinic management and staff.
• Continuously updates knowledge base to stay current on changes and/or updates related to clinical practice roles and responsibilities, practice areas and standards of care.
• Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to, OSHA, HIPAA, compliance and Code of Conduct.
• Regular and dependable attendance.
• Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company, which are available for review on Share Point..

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attends meetings, participates in workgroups and/or serves on committees as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Required: Graduated from an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred: Previous infection prevention and control experience.

Certificate/License

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in the State of Texas. Required to maintain a current nursing license during employment. BLS certification from the American Heart Association required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to perform job functions, troubleshoot problems and make decisions without direct supervision.
• Must be flexible in daily assignments and able to cross-cover within an assigned work group.
• Must be able to understand and follow oral and written instruction and must be able to communicate with co-workers to perform duties as part of a work group.
• Must display a high level of accuracy, critical thinking and organization.
• Must be able to carry 20 pounds and lift 5 pounds overhead.
• Strong computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal & problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others’ needs.
• Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
• Ability to understand, recall, and communicate, factual information.
• Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
• Ability to apply common sense in performing job.