Employee Health Operations Director

Lensa; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 138,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking an Employee Health Operations Director to oversee Employee Health Services. This key role requires setting the vision for nursing care, ensuring compliance with health regulations, and developing policies. Ideal candidates will possess a nursing degree and extensive leadership experience.

Benefits

Sign-on and relocation bonus

Annual Pay for Performance Plan

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• Current RN license in relevant states.
• Five years of clinical nursing or leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead Employee Health initiatives and strategic operations.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state laws.
• Collaborate with Human Resources to maintain competent nursing workforce.

Skills

Employee Health

Occupational Health

Leadership

Workplace Safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

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Job Description

The Employee Health Operations Director is an enterprise-wide position that leads and coordinates the provision of Employee Health Services to all Intermountain caregivers. The Director sets the vision and strategy for system Employee Health nursing care and clinical services, in partnership with human resources and clinical leadership, to assure the highest quality of care, safety practices, and consistency of services to employees and volunteers. The Director provides clinical leadership and consultation to corporate and facility teams and leadership.

Because this position is frequently in-office for key meetings, rounding with team members and internal customers, candidates who live in, or are willing to relocate to, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, or Montana and are within a reasonable commuting distance to an Intermountain Health care site are preferred. Travel within Intermountain Health's geography is likely to be required either monthly or bi-monthly, depending on the candidate's location.

Essential Functions

• Lead corporate Employee Health initiatives and strategic operations through program planning, implementation and evaluation ensuring that Intermountain meets the highest standards of Employee Health delivery and complies with best clinical practices and requirements of regulating bodies.
• Lead system-wide Employee Health compliance with Intermountain policy, organizational standards, and all other federal and state laws and regulations (such as The Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Transportation (DOT), etc.)
• Develop, update and implement corporate Employee Health policies and procedures and audit Employee Health program for compliance with Employee Health standards, with state and federal laws and applicable professional standards.
• Collaborate in the development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of an information management system to support Employee Health services.
• Responsible for direction and oversight of system Employee Health staff in coordination with local and regional leadership to ensure staff is providing extraordinary clinical services with positive clinical outcomes and extraordinary customer service.
• Work collaboratively with Human Resources to lead and support all Intermountain Employee Health staff through orientation, trainings, staff meetings, coaching, rounding, education and communication to assure competent Employee Health nursing workforce.
• Continuously improve employee health processes and practices and ensure excellent communications and change management on initiatives that impact caregivers, volunteers, affiliated providers or other stakeholders.
• Represent employee health on various enterprise committees and councils and partnership with key clinical and operational stakeholders on caregiver safety and employee health services.
• Utilize current research to improve care and guide the standards for Employee Health and gather and analyze Intermountain Employee Health data to use in program planning.
  
  

Skills

• Employee Health
• Occupational Health
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Infection Control
• Workplace Safety
• Health Services
• Immunizations
• Disease Control
• Leadership
• Continual Improvement Process
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required. Bachelors (or Masters) degree must be in Nursing. Degree will be verified.
• Current RN license in a state where Intermountain Health provides clinical care (UT, ID, NV, CO, WY, MT)
• Basic Life Support certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Five years of clinical nursing or nursing leadership experience.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited university.
• Two years of hands-on nursing experience in occupational or employee health.
• Five years supervisory experience is preferred.
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheet, database, EHR, and other digital applications.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to influence and coach leaders, including administrators, physicians, committees, regulatory agencies, boards, vendors, patients, customers and caregivers.
• Knowledgeable about the complex, changing health care environment.
  
  

Additional Information

• This is an exempt, full-time position with a base pay range of approximately $138,000-213,000. Pay offers are determined by prior years of relevant experience. In addition to the annual salary, to show our commitment to you and assist with your transition into our organization, we may offer a sign-on and relocation bonus when applicable. With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing.
• Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
• See and read computer monitors and documents.
• Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.
  
  

Location:

Employee Service Center

Work City

Murray

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$57.75 - $155.92

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process.

All positions subject to close without notice.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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