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Job Summary
We are looking for a full-time Occupational Health Nurse to support medical and safety efforts at a large scale construction site located in Clay, NY. This project is anticipated to last multiple years with exact timing to be determined by client requirements.
The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing direct patient care, injury and illness management, medical surveillance, wellness initiatives, episodic convenience care and assisting with other occupational and environmental health services, as needed, while maintaining a professional and patient-centered approach in an occupational setting. Schedule: Night Shift; Monday - Friday 4:00pm - 12:00am.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Provide on-site treatment / management of injuries and minimize the need for off-site medical treatment
Give on-site care, first aid and follow up to occupationally injured/ill workers
Ongoing communication with the treating physician regarding employee clinical status
Coordinate care with WorkCare’s Incident Intervention Injury Management Program and utilize Physician escalation services as needed
Provide episodic care for minor medical issues, medical consultation and recommendations according to treatment care guidelines set forth and in collaboration with WorkCare Consulting Medical Director (CMD) and policy/procedures
Support injury prevention through education and ergonomic evaluation
Help employees prevent injuries and manage pain
Report to client and WorkCare management periodically
Contribute insight to incident reports and tracking of injury and clinic utilization data
Order and maintain supplies to ensure that the clinic is appropriately stocked
Participate in general flow of clinic operations
Provide dose of common pre-packaged over the counter (OTC) medicine to employees for episodic care at no cost to the employee, as well as follow up care, which must be provided by the employee’s personal medical provider
Perform additional duties and assume additional responsibilities as identified by manager for the efficient operation of WorkCare.
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