Original Posting Date 7/31/2020

Clinical                                                                                                                                                90%

Performs history and assessments for employees and volunteers related to new hires, surveillance, employee illness/injury, returning to work or other wellness visit. 

Provide vaccinations to employees and volunteers to comply with Infection control policies, exposures and research protocols, and to patients of the Travel Clinic.

Performs technical skills as needed:

• Audiometric testing for employees in hearing conservation
• Spirometry
• EKG
• Breath Alcohol testing (BAT)
• Venipuncture or other specimen collection
• Titmus and Snellen vision tests
• Fit testing for the N95 respirator

Implements regulatory surveillance assessments for TB, other infectious disease exposures, blood borne pathogen exposures, biological or chemical research, hearing, respiratory protection, and asbestos.

Coordinates and performs tests in UHS and coordinates referrals for outside testing

Review incoming laboratory and other diagnostic study reports and initiate follow up in cases with abnormal results.

Providing education to employees

Utilizes the Agility EMR through imputing employee data, charting, uploading documents etc.

Assists in Precept Public Health Nursing students from the College of Nursing

Other clinical duties as assigned                                                                                                              10%

• RN license required.
• Three (3) Years Experience in Occupational Health practice required.
• Certified in Occupational Health Nursing preferred. 
• Certified to do Pulmonary function tests, audiometric tests, breath alcohol and urine drug testing preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate in an oral and written manner.
• Ability to enter data into and operate basic software programs on a personal computer.
• Ability to interpret hospital and departmental polices and apply standards consistently.
• Ability to work independently and exercise good judgment.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills in order to establish and maintain professional relationships with members of the health care team, patients, families and other University personnel.
• Assume responsibility for continuing education and professional growth relevant to occupational health nursing.
• Schedule: 7:30am to 4:00pm