Part-Time Occupational Health RN – Employee Health

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 14,000 - 517,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Rush benefits

Job summary

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is seeking an Employee Health Registered Nurse to deliver direct and indirect nursing care focused on occupational health for employees, contractors, and non-employee groups. The role aligns with Rush’s mission, policies, and procedures to meet diverse employee health needs.

Responsibilities include immunization administration, sick calls, return-to-work processes, incident review, COVID duties, and collaboration with the Occupational Medicine physician

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Nursing degree from an approved school of nursing.
• Current RN licensure to practice in the State of Illinois.
• Three years of experience in clinical nursing practice - employee health clinic, occupational health nursing, infectious disease or internal medicine clinic.
• Current CPR certification
• Thorough knowledge of applicable federal, state and regulatory agency laws and regulations regarding employee and occupational health.
• Advanced knowledge and skill in all aspects of immunizations for adults.
• Communication skills in order to lead and teach.
• Ability to interact effectively with others in difficult situations.
• Extensive knowledge of EMR and related programs: EPIC, Cority, Excel, Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Completes required new employee/contractor and volunteer screening including screening for TB, Hepatitis B, MMR and varicella, as well as other applicable immunizations.
• Provides safe, competent and efficient nursing care for minor and acute injuries and illnesses via protocols and medical directives.
• Evaluate and complete sick calls, following the appropriate necessary referrals, return to work approval protocols and employee education.
• Performs blood/body fluid exposures, infection control/communicable diseases exposure treatment and follow up per protocol.
• Reviews Employee Injury report for accuracy, consistency, and completeness, reviewing the incident with the employee and the employee’s supervisor as needed.
• Participate in investigation and follow-up on all work-related injuries/illnesses. Monitor for trends and address, develop and implement strategies to prevent work-acquired injury or illness.
• Completes all COVID Team duties, including COVID test result notification, documentation, intake and return to work with proficiency in all Epic functionality (e.g., result pools, dashboard, encounter documentation)
• Serves as Tier 2 escalation from Employee Service Center (ESC) to triage and resolve escalated clinical cases in ServiceNow or via phone warm-transfer within the established turnaround times
• Participates in preventive screening programs (e.g. TB surveillance, influenza vaccines, Hepatitis B, MMR, varicella and other appropriate immunizations) designed to identify and monitor risks to the employee’s health.
• Documents all employee visits thoroughly and accurately in Cority, Epic and/or other designated documents.
• Assists in the coordination of annual fit testing of N95 masks.
• Collaborates with other members of the health care team for the purpose of assessing, directing and evaluating treatment approaches, and improving the quality of care given.
• Utilizes resources to effectively resolve conflict and improve team relationships in support of a healthy work environment.
• Demonstrates accountability for own professional practice, including progress toward achievement in annual goals.
• Supports clinic goals and change initiatives and participates in nursing shared governance.
• Maintains and ensures confidentiality of patient information and medical records.
• Identifies and appropriately communicates issues in education and practice that have not been attended to and makes recommendations for correcting these.

Skills

Communication skills

Interact in difficult situations

Teaching ability

EMR proficiency

Education

Bachelors of Nursing

RN licensure (Illinois)

Current CPR certification

Tools

EPIC

Cority

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is seeking an Employee Health Registered Nurse to deliver direct and indirect nursing care focused on occupational health for employees, contractors, and non-employee groups. The role aligns with Rush’s mission, policies, and procedures to meet diverse employee health needs.

Responsibilities include immunization administration, sick calls, return-to-work processes, incident review, COVID duties, and collaboration with the Occupational Medicine physician