Occupational Health Nurse

Mindlance; Pearl River (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A national recruiting company is seeking an Occupational Health & Wellness Registered Nurse in Pearl River, NY. The role requires at least 5 years of experience in occupational health and wellness with responsibilities including patient care, preventive services, and documentation. The RN will also interact with various site teams and participate in health promotion programs. This position offers a chance to contribute to workplace health and safety in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an Occupational Health and Wellness professional.
• Experience in acute episodic care and counseling of adults.
• Proficiency in electronic medical record keeping systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient care activities such as triage, counseling, and patient education.
• Provide preventive medicine and wellness services, supporting health promotion.
• Conduct medical surveillance and new hire activities.
• Care for patients with occupational injuries and illnesses.
• Develop and update clinical and operational procedures.
• Document patient data in medical databases.
• Participate in committees/sub-teams as assigned.

Skills

Experience as an OHW professional

Acute episodic care

Wellness care and counseling

Tools

Electronic medical record keeping systems

Job description

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.

Job Description

Title: Occupational Health & Wellness - Registered Nurse
Duration: 12 months (Possibility of extension)

Location: Pearl River, NY

Position Purpose: The OHW Nurse (RN) will provide clinical and occupational health and wellness services to colleagues within their regulated scope of practice.

Organizational Relationships:

• Reports to Site Occupational Health & Wellness Leader
• Works with the site EHS team
• Interacts with site HR
• Interacts with Legal Division
• Interacts with site business groups

Resources Managed:

• Direct Reports: May have OHW staff as direct reports

Responsibilities:

• Performs patient care activities such as triage, counseling, patient education, sick or emergency visits, first aid, and other activities as needed or directed
• Provides preventive medicine and wellness services and counseling. Supports site health promotion and disease prevention programs
• Conducts medical surveillance and new hire activities
• Provides care for patients with occupational injuries and illnesses
• Develops and updates clinical and operational procedures and protocols
• Documents patient data in paper and electronic medical database(s), as applicable per standard protocols
• Participates on site, regional or global committees/sub-teams as assigned

Technical Competency Description:

• OHW Technical Competency #1: Knowledge of OHW Regulations
  As applied to (in US/PR):
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • Worker’s Compensation
  • OSHA, including recordkeeping

Qualifications

• Suggest a minimum of 5 years’ experience as an OHW professional
• Demonstrates experience in acute episodic care, wellness care and counseling of adults
• Proficiency in use of electronic medical record keeping systems desirable

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.