Registered Nurse - Employee Health - Full Time - Days - Utica NY

Registered Nurse - Employee Health - Full Time - Days - Utica NY at Mohawk Valley Health System - Utica, NY summary :

As a Registered Nurse in Employee Health, the role involves assessing and reassessing occupational and non-occupational health concerns, developing wellness programs, and ensuring employee health and safety. The nurse collaborates with management to address health problems, provides health counseling, and monitors employee health-related absences and screenings. This position requires a valid RN license and a minimum of three years nursing experience, focusing on employee health initiatives and workplace safety.

Job Summary

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.

Core Job 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 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.

Monitor employee absences related to infection.  Serves on Infection Prevention Committee and others as needed.

Performs HIV test counseling as needed for employees.

Assists with the Respiratory Protection Program and “Fit Testing” of employees.

Assists with Worker’s Compensation case management processes and OSHA-300 reporting as directed by the Employee Health Office Director.

Education / Experience Requirements

Required :

• Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse Program.
• Minimum three years’ experience in nursing (hospital, industrial, physician office, etc.)

Licensure / Certification Requirements

Required :

Disclaimer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Job Details

Req Id  92847

Department  EMPLOYEE HEALTH

Shift Days

Shift Hours Worked  8.50

FTE 1

Work Schedule  HRLY NON-UNION

Employee Status A1 - Full-Time

Union Non-Union

Pay Range $28 - $49 per hour

Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Employee Health, Occupational Health, Nursing Care, Health Education, Workplace Wellness, Infection Prevention, Health Screening, Wellness Programs, Employee Counseling

Salary : $28 - $49