Occupational Health Nurse

Occupational Health Nurse

Part Time (24 hours a week) | Hourly

Center for Learning and Innovation

We’re committed to compassionate care for all. Our patients. Our employees. You.

At La Clinica, we love our patients and enthusiastically treat them with the same care, respect, and dignity that we would our friends, family, and neighbors because that's who they are. If this appeals to you, La Clinica might be the right place to build your career. We’re looking for the right team members to treat our patients with this level of care.

We extend our commitment to compassionate care to our employees as well. We invest in our employees' lives through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, easy access to wellness, personal and professional development workshops, and a focus on healthy work-life harmony. Check out our careers page to learn more about why our employees love working at La Clinica.

The La Clinica occupational health nurse is responsible for overseeing and managing the health and wellness of employees at all La Clinica locations. This role involves developing and implementing programs to promote workplace safety, prevent occupational illnesses, and ensure compliance with regulatory health standards. The occupational health nurse plays a vital role in fostering a healthy and productive work environment for all staff members.

Accountabilities Include:

Performs Essential Job Duties

• New Employee Health Screenings: Oversee recommended health screenings, vaccination review, and TB screening/testing for new hires.
• Injury & Illness Prevention: Develop and implement workplace safety programs, ergonomic assessments, and infection control measures, X-ray radiation monitoring program.
• Occupational Health Compliance: Ensure compliance with OSHA, CDC, and other regulatory guidelines related to employee health and workplace safety. Includes conducting annual sharps review and reviews all required safety training assigned to employees.
• Workplace Safety Programs: Conduct training sessions on workplace safety, bloodborne pathogens, and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Works with Safety Committees to ensure standards for hazard communication are met.
• Work-related Injury Management: Manage follow up and exposure screening for work-related injuries, and coordinate with external occupational healthcare providers for treatment plans as needed.
• Health Education & Wellness: Promote wellness initiatives such as flu vaccinations, mental health resources, smoking cessation programs, and healthy lifestyle education.
• Disease Control & Prevention: Monitor and manage infectious disease outbreaks within the facility, including contact tracing and reporting when necessary. Plan and implement annual flu vaccination events for employees.
• Respiratory Protection and Infection Control Plan Administer: Review, update as needed and ensure compliance with plans. Performs annual respirator fit testing for new employees and annually.
• Record Keeping & Reporting: Maintain accurate and confidential employee health records, track immunization compliance, monitor and assess trends of work-related illnesses/injuries and generate reports for leadership.
• Collaboration: Work closely with HR, administration, and staff to ensure a safe and supportive work environment.

Qualifications:

Must be able to interact with a variety of individuals at various levels under stressful circumstances while exercising sound judgement, tact, and diplomacy; work productively both independently and in a team setting; communicate with clarity, both verbally and in writing to groups and individuals.

Must be able to educate staff.

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

• Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Oregon
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in nursing
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations, workers’ compensation, and infection control procedures
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, problem solving and communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Proficiency in electronic health records (EHR) and Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred:

• Experience in occupational health, public health, or employee health nursing

Equity Statement:

At La Clinica, we commit to engage everyone in a welcoming, respectful, and loving way and to maintain the dignity and value of all people above everything else. These standards align with our organization’s vision of absolute excellence, open-hearted community, and well-being for all. For more information, please visit our website at: https://laclinicahealth.org/patients/approach/

Applications will be reviewed by the appropriate Department for interview; those selected must be able to provide proof of legal right to work in this country. La Clinica is a drug free work environment. Equal Opportunity Employer. La Clinica complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you consider yourself disabled and desire assistance in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.