Occupational Health Manager — Lead & Compliance

Texas Tech University - Health Sciences Center; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo seeks a Manager - Occupational Health to oversee a sub unit within the department, plan goals, and supervise staff. The role involves coordinating clinical competency assessments and ensuring licensure compliance for nursing and support staff.

The position emphasizes regulatory adherence, employee health support, and initiatives for workforce onboarding, wellbeing, and patient safety, with collaboration across administrative and external

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with two years supervisory experience; OR a combination of education and/or supervisory experience to equal six years.

Responsibilities

• Manages a sub unit within a department.
• Plans, organizes and develops goals and procedures.
• Represents the subunit to administrators, outside agencies and others on relevant matters.
• Supervises direct reports.
• Supports occupational health needs for employees, faculty, residents, students, and volunteers.
• Coordinates and administers annual clinical competency assessments for nursing and clinical support staff.
• Monitors and maintain nursing and medical assistant licensure and certification compliance.
• Ensures adherence to institutional, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
• Reduces organizational risk associated with expired credentials, incomplete competencies, and employee health compliance deficiencies.
• Enhances workforce onboarding, retention, employee well-being, and patient safety initiatives.

Skills

Nursing principles

Regulatory knowledge

Prioritization

MS Office

EHR systems

Credential tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree + supervisory experience

Job description

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo seeks a Manager - Occupational Health to oversee a sub unit within the department, plan goals, and supervise staff. The role involves coordinating clinical competency assessments and ensuring licensure compliance for nursing and support staff.

The position emphasizes regulatory adherence, employee health support, and initiatives for workforce onboarding, wellbeing, and patient safety, with collaboration across administrative and external