Occupational Health Nurse

United States Postal Service; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Postal Service is hiring a Health Programs Nurse to design and oversee preventive health initiatives and administer medical contracts in the Minneapolis area. Responsibilities include supervising medical contract services, maintaining confidential records, training staff in emergency care, and coordinating wellness programs.

Applicants must hold a current RN license and be able to pass a background check; position requires collaboration across HR and safety teams to promote a

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical care, nursing services, and health maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of OSHA health protection programs; ability to develop and implement.
• Knowledge of Crisis Management and local Crisis Management Plan.
• Knowledge of Injury Compensation Program and liaison with OWCP.
• Ability to monitor progress of limited duty and rehabilitation employees.
• Ability to provide professional nursing care and supervise physical exams.
• Ability to design preventive health education for employees in a geographic area.
• Oversee and supervise medical contract services and implement quality control.
• Prepare and maintain confidential employee medical records.
• Communicate with managers on health and safety issues.
• Identify communities for resources for wellness programs.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements preventive health education for a territory.
• Oversees medical contract services and monitors quality.
• Maintains confidential employee medical records and prepares summaries.
• Trains employees in emergency medical care procedures.
• Coordinates wellness services like screenings and immunizations.
• Collaborates with employee assistance to identify services.
• Develops and implements mandated health protection programs.
• Assists in crisis management plan development and community medical services.
• Serves on safety and health committees and addresses safety concerns.
• Guides injury compensation staff and liaises with OWCP as needed.
• Visits facilities to assess safety and service quality.
• Works with HR to ensure diverse, inclusive workplace.

Skills

Nursing care

OSHA health programs

Crisis management

Injury compensation liaison

Employee wellness

Confidential records management

Health education

Communication with management

Background investigation coordination

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Implements and participates in programs to provide preventative medical care and health maintenance in support of safety and health goals. Secures, evaluates, monitors, and administers contracts for medical services.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Designs and implements programs of preventive health education for a assigned territory.

2. Oversees medical contract services provided within the area assigned. Monitors the quality of work provided and implements changes where required.

3. Maintains confidential employee medical records, ensuring that entries are current; prepares summaries of medical information on a regular and as needed basis

4. Ensures that employees are trained in the procedures and resources available for obtaining emergency medical care.

5. Determines the availability of wellness programs, blood pressure screenings, inoculation, and related services in the local communities, and makes arrangements to provide these services to employees.

6. Works with the employee assistance function to identify, refer and follow-up on employees needing these services. Consults with employee assistance committees and coordinators to ensure that resources are readily available.

7. Coordinates the development and implementation of mandated health protection programs in conjunction with employees from the safety function.

8. Develops and reviews crisis management plans; assists in identifying community based medical services to support these plans.

9. Serves on joint safety and health committee(s). Reviews accident reports to assist in identifying safety hazards; consults with representatives of labor and management in identifying and resolving safety and health issues.

10. Provides guidance to injury compensation specialists in understanding work-related injuries, treatment, and physical limitations. Provides medial liaison with OWCP; monitors progress of limited duty and rehabilitation employees.

11. Visits facilities to identify safety and health hazards and obtain feedback on the quality of contractor supplied medical services.

12. Coordinates cross-functionally with all Human Resources functions to ensure effective and comprehensive support. Works proactively to foster a workplace of diversity, inclusion and engagement.

13. Responds to medical emergencies in the facilities to which assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Knowledge of medical care, nursing services, health maintenance programs.

2. Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) initiated health protection programs; in conjunction with the safety staff has the ability to develop and implement these programs.

3. Knowledge of Crisis Management and assists in the development and periodic review of a local Crisis Management Plan; ability to assist in locating and interfacing with community based medical services required for implementation.

4. Knowledge of the Injury Compensation Program and assists injury compensation staff with work related injuries, appropriate treatment/physical limitations: provides medical liaison with Office of Workers Compensation when needed.

5. Ability to monitor progress of limited duty and rehabilitation employees.

6. Ability to provide professional nursing care and assist the medical officer in scheduling and conducting special physical examinations or interviews.

7. Ability to design and implement a program of preventive health education for all employees within a geographic area.

8. Ability to oversee and supervise all medical contract services; implements a quality control program for these services within the defined area of responsibility.

9. Ability to prepare, maintain, and update confidential employee medical records.

10. Ability to communicate with managers and supervisors on health and safety related issues and concerns.

11. Ability to identify and evaluate communities for resources in the provisions of regular and periodic wellness programs, i.e., screening, immunizations, surveys.

12. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Applicant must possess a current Registered Nurse license from a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.

13. Ability to foster and encourage a workplace of diversity, inclusion and engagement.

14. SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Applicant must submit to a Background Investigation (BI) or Tier 4 investigation. This investigation requires, among other things, completion of a questionnaire and fingerprinting for a criminal records check. The investigation may require a drug test. The successful applicant will be required to meet and maintain the requirements of this level of background investigation while holding this position.