Occupational Health Nurse - RN

WorkCare, Inc.; Shrewsbury (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WorkCare, Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking an RN in occupational health to provide regulatory testing, injury/illness care, and wellness education within the nursing scope of practice according to client standards and care guidelines.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, day shift. The role supports the clinic, manages Workers' Compensation processes, and coordinates employee exams and medical surveillance according to program policies.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical care to clinic patients within the RN scope of practice per guidelines.
• Evaluates, treats, manages occupational illnesses and injuries; refers cases as needed.
• Maintains EMR (Cority) documentation accuracy.
• Performs regulatory testing (spirometry, audiometry, EKG, immunizations, urine tests, etc.).
• Assists with outage scheduling; may work night shift or weekends when needed.
• Provides preventive health education to employees within scope.
• Maintains clinic utilization reports and inventory.
• Supports clinic operations (phones, emails, scheduling, records).

Job description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for performing regulatory testing, injury/illness care, worker's comp, wellness education for employees within the nursing scope of practice, the structure of the Client Standards, policies, procedures, and treatment care guidelines.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for performing regulatory testing, injury/illness care, worker's comp, wellness education for employees within the nursing scope of practice, the structure of the Client Standards, policies, procedures, and treatment care guidelines.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week; day shift.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides medical care to clinic patients as requested/needed, and within the RN scope of practice, following treatment care guidelines set forth by the occupational health director.
• Evaluation, treatment, and case management of occupational illnesses and injuries and referring cases to providers
• Assist providers in managing, coordinating, documentation of Workers Comp claims & communicates with Client's WC claims carrier as needed.
• Maintain Electronic Medical Record (EMR- Cority) and ensures complete & accurate documentation
• Performs regulatory testing including but not limited to: Respiratory medical evaluation, spirometry, audiometry, vision tests, urine test, EKG, immunizations, blood draws, stress test, MicroFit, heat stress
• May perform First Aid, CPR, AED, and other training as necessary
• Assist with Outage scheduling
• May be assigned to the night shift or weekend work during the outage
• Provides preventive health education to employees as needed within scope of practice.
• Maintains clinic utilization reports - clinic encounters, first aid injuries, Workers' Compensation claims, supply inventory, equipment calibration & inventory
• Participates in general flow of clinic operations (answers phones, checks email, medical records, scheduling, filing, copying charts, traffic control).
• Maintain clinic's medical & office supplies in collaboration with ancillary staff
• Maintains communication with the Clinic Medical Director, Account manager, Team Lead & client as necessary
• Ensures that employees have appropriate return-to-work clearances.
• Coordinates employee exams &medical surveillance
• Other duties as assigned or those duties that may be required as management deems necessary.