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Job description
This is a full-time day shift role working Monday-Friday from 7:30am-4:00pm.
nAt Houston Methodist, the Occupational Health Nurse position provides expert, integrated, cost-effective, quality patient care through the coordination of clinical care for occupational health clients and programs which includes organization, planning, developing and implementing occupational health programs. This position encompasses new employee, volunteer and allied health assessments, on-going employee health management and education as well as for cause drug testing. Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, initial management, monitoring and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses, return-to-work status, case management, immunization administration and compliance, safe patient handling equipment, education and training and regularly works with physicians on employee health assessments. The Occupational Health Nurse position collaborates with Infection Prevention and Control in the investigation, reporting and follow-through related to employee exposures to infectious or communicable diseases.
nFLSA STATUS
nExempt
nQUALIFICATIONS
nEDUCATION
nnBachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of Nursing OR Associate’s degree from an accredited school of Nursing with an additional two years of nursing experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below)
n nEXPERIENCE
nnnThree years of clinical nursing experience
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nnOccupational health nursing experience preferred
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n nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
nRequired
nnnRN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure - Texas Board of Nursing_PSV Compact Licensure – Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency) and
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nnBLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association
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n nPreferred
nnnCOHN - Certified Occupational Health Nurse (ABOHN) or
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nnCOHN/S - Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist (ABOHN)
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n nSKILLS AND ABILITIES
nnnDemonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
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nnSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
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nnAbility to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
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nnStrong assessment, organizational and problem solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components
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nnAbility to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families
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nnUses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act
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n nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
nPEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
nnnUses therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients, guests and interprofessional team.
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nnContributes to teamwork by awareness of overall department workload, consistently offering assistance, and responding positively to requests for assistance. Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work environment. Seeks guidance from and offers guidance to interprofessional team, when appropriate, and applies feedback to improve outcomes.
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nnFunctions directly and indirectly as a clinical resource/consultant by working with staff, management, patients/families, and/or other groups as applicable.
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n nSERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
nnnPerforms pre-employment health assessments on all new post-offer candidates, allied health professionals (not managed by medical staff credentialing), and other contract, agency, volunteers and students per policy.
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nnCoordinates and performs activities related to on-going employee health management to include the annual Tuberculosis (TB) and Influenza program for employees, allied health staff, volunteers and contract personnel. Administers, tracks, coordinates and reports immunization programs.
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nnProvides nursing care to include administration of injections, dispensing non-prescription medications, vital signs, wound care and work status reports. Provides first aid treatment as needed and appropriate. Refers employees to physicians as appropriate.
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n nQUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
nnnConducts initial management, review and monitoring of all occupational injuries and illnesses.
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nnUtilizes results from data collection activities to include occupational injury and illness volumes and trends, results from infection control surveillance, trends of employee illnesses to identify and prioritize areas of focus for improvement. Participates in and reports to safety committees as needed.
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nnAssists in development and revision of policies and procedures to meet current practice standards. May present at Medical Staff, Environment of Care (EOC) and Safety Committees.
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nnCollaborates with Infection Control, physicians and others in the investigation, reporting and follow-through of employees potentially exposed to infectious or communicable diseases.
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n nFINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
nnnDisplays self-motivation to independently manage time effectively, timely document care, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks. Provides input into the unit resource utilization including unit capital and operational budget needs.
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nnAdheres to fiscal responsibility when ordering and maintaining medical and office supply inventory.
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n nGROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
nnnCoordinates, collaborates, and participates in training along with other key stakeholders such as education and department leadership regarding safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) principles.
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nnCoordinates planning of and may present educational programs to enhance staff knowledge.
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nnDesigns, gathers, reviews, and utilizes qualitative and quantitative data analyses to develop educational material to promote patient safety and risk reduction.
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n nSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
nWORK ATTIRE
nnnUniform: No
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nnScrubs: Yes
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nnBusiness professional: No
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nnOther (department approved): Yes
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n nON-CALL *
n*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.
nnOn Call* No
n nTRAVEL **
nTravel specifications may vary by department
nnnMay require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
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nnMay require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No
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n nQUALIFICATIONS
nEDUCATION
nnBachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of Nursing OR Associate’s degree from an accredited school of Nursing with an additional two years of nursing experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below)
n nEXPERIENCE
nnnThree years of clinical nursing experience
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nnOccupational health nursing experience preferred
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n nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
nRequired
nnnRN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure - Texas Board of Nursing_PSV Compact Licensure – Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency) and
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nnBLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association
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n nPreferred
nnnCOHN - Certified Occupational Health Nurse (ABOHN) or
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nnCOHN/S - Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist (ABOHN)
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n nCompany Profile:
nHouston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is a Magnet-recognized, not-for-profit, faith-based hospital that serves the growing Northwest Houston community. We are committed to providing quality, cost-effective health care in a compassionate environment for a full range of services, including emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, comprehensive women’s services, neurology and neurosurgery, oncology, and primary and general medicine.
nHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Worksite address
houston, TX, 77246, US
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