Occupational Health Nurse and Safety Advisor

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 74,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Canada is seeking an Occupational Health Nurse and Safety Advisor responsible for developing and implementing employee health programs. The ideal candidate will have a background in health assessments and regulatory compliance, ensuring the safety and well-being of healthcare employees. This permanent role offers a competitive salary range and excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

Employer paid training/education

Extended Health & Dental coverage

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in Occupational Health and Safety preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain employee health programs.
• Implement health promotion and disease prevention services.
• Conduct health assessments and audits.

Skills

Health assessments

OHS program implementation

Monitoring and surveillance

Communicable disease management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Registered Nurse or Equivalent

Job description

Occupational Health Nurse and Safety Advisor

Occupational Health Nurse and Safety Advisor

3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Interior Health is hiring a permanent full-time Occupational Health Nurse and Safety Advisor who is passionate about making a difference in healthcare.

Location: This position is flexible within the Interior Health Region.

What We Offer

• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to MPP
  
  

Salary range for the position is $74,618 to $107,264. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Join our team today!

How Will You Create An Impact

The Occupational Health Nurse and Safety Advisor is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of employee health programs in Interior Health (IH). The OHN and Safety Advisor coordinates and/or delivers a variety of health promotion, injury, illness, and disease prevention services to IH employees in collaboration with Workplace Health & Safety (WH&S) team members; IH departments; and external partners such as the Workplace Health Call Centre, WorkSafeBC (WSC), the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to support IH’s mission, vision, and strategic directives.

In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to your manager or supervisor immediately.

What Will You Work On

Implements and improves Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) programs that address biological hazards for at risk employee groups. These programs include health assessments, monitoring, surveillance, and health teaching components in accordance with the Worker’s Compensation Act (WCA) and BC Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations, PHAC, and BCCDC recommendations.

• Maintains confidential health records for employees as per IH policy and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
• Conducts health assessments for biological exposures, providing information and arranging surveillance protocols (e.g., Tuberculosis [TB], Blood & Body Fluid [BBF], and communicable disease exposures).
• Coordinates Communicable Disease programs and engages site leadership in program implementation and support (e.g., annual influenza immunization campaign, BBF program, TB surveillance program, and immunization program).
• Conducts Communicable Disease audits and provides recommendations.
• Supports site leadership in the management of communicable disease outbreaks as directed by the Medical Health Officer, Public Health, Infection Control, and the Ministry of Health.
• Coordinates and supports surveillance and screening programs to comply with regulatory and contractual agreements (e.g., TB, Meningitis, and Hepatitis B immunization).
  
  

General Safety Duties Include

• Uses project and change management principles to plan, implement, evaluate, and sustain OHS program elements to strengthen a culture of health and safety in IH.
• Provides guidance to the organization for meeting or exceeding regulatory compliance by using a systems approach to health and safety.
• Participates in the development of OHS policies and procedures in accordance with the WCA, BC OHS Regulation, PHAC policies, and BCCDC.
• Develops tools, guidelines, and educational resources such as webinars and modules to support site/department implementation of OHS program policies and procedures.
• Provides support and process consultation to leadership, management, HR, and other partners during the implementation, sustainment, and improvement of OHS programs.
• Performs other related duties as required.
  
  

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces. Apply today!

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

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