What are the responsibilities and job description for the Employee Health and Education Nurse position at Epworth Villa?
Company Description
Epworth Villa, Oklahoma's premier life care retirement community in Oklahoma City, is now hiring for an Employee Health and Education Nurse. With over 30 years of experience, Epworth Villa incorporates values of peace of mind and comfort into their services for residents, families, and employees.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for an Employee Health and Education Nurse at Epworth Villa in Oklahoma City, OK. The Nurse will be responsible for providing health education, promoting wellness programs, conducting health assessments, and coordinating employee health services to ensure a safe and healthy workplace environment.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure all new hires complete required health screenings.
- Initiate orientation and assign preceptors to new staff.
- Continuously update and improve orientation processes.
- Provide necessary tools (passwords, software access) for job readiness.
- Maintain records for competencies, screenings, immunizations, and certifications.
- Ensure staff have appropriate software rights and group access (EHR, HIPAA tools, education platforms, email).
- Conduct initial and ongoing EHR training; update staff on system changes.
- Lead CPR certification and renewal courses for all employees.
- Assist with clinical student rotation scheduling; prevent overlap.
- Hands-on support and education in households; daily monitoring and training.
- Be present at daily stand-up meetings; support staff with needed updates or training (e.g., wound vac use).
- Serve as an on-site resource for questions and implementation support.
- Track and trend infections; act as infection preventionist.
- Ensure staff follow proper infection control documentation and practices.
- Provide retraining when infection spread is identified.
- Educate staff on infection-related topics (e.g., flu, pericare, injections, IVs, outbreak response).
- Deliver in-services per DON’s direction based on staff roles.
- Organize webinars and training for compliance, equipment use, rehospitalization prevention, etc.
- Perform periodic nursing skill checks.
- Track and trend falls/incidents weekly and monthly; address trends with leadership.
- Learn and educate toward maintaining/improving quality measures.
- Conduct regular chart audits for documentation and skill gaps.
- Monitor rehospitalization trends (e.g., CHF, COPD); provide targeted education.
- Maintain QA data on spreadsheets for quarterly review.
- Coordinate QAPI programs and PIPs with DON oversight.
- Hold QAPI/PIP meetings every 2–3 months (minimum quarterly).
- Assign and oversee PIPs with staff committees through completion.
- Identify training needs during compliance checks; provide real-time training and monitoring.
- Participate in clinical compliance as part of the nursing leadership team.
