Registered Nurse Employee Health

Rio Grande Regional Hospital; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas seeks an Employee and Occupational Health RN Coordinator to promote workforce well‑being, manage injuries, and guide prevention. You will lead screenings, return-to-work planning, and safety education to support safe patient care and reduce absenteeism.

Required are an RN license, a Bachelor’s degree, and 2 years of occupational/employee health in acute care; COHN/NBCOT preferred.

Qualifications

• RN with current licensure and registration.
• Bachelor's Degree required.
• At least 2 years of Occupational Health/Employee Health experience in an acute care setting.
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) or NBCOT certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completing pre-employment and annual health screenings, immunizations, lab testing, and exposure tracking
• Assessing workplace injuries and exposures, providing first aid, clinical guidance, and initial care direction
• Managing occupational health cases, including follow-up care, work restrictions, and return-to-work planning
• Investigating safety events, identifying trends, documenting findings, and guiding prevention efforts
• Educating staff on safety practices, infection prevention, injury reduction, and workplace wellness

Skills

RN

Occupational Health

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

Tools

COHN/NBCOT preferred

Job description

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Rio Grande Regional Hospital, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.

Job Summary And Qualifications

Providing patient care every day starts with supporting the people who deliver it. As an Employee and Occupational Health RN Coordinator, you’ll promote workforce well-being, maintain productivity, reduce absenteeism, and support cost-effective care by delivering clinical guidance, managing work-related injuries, and advancing prevention efforts. Your work will help create safer environments, stronger teams, and better outcomes for the colleagues who fuel our mission to care for and improve human life.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Completing pre-employment and annual health screenings, immunizations, lab testing, and exposure tracking
• Assessing workplace injuries and exposures, providing first aid, clinical guidance, and initial care direction
• Managing occupational health cases, including follow-up care, work restrictions, and return-to-work planning
• Investigating safety events, identifying trends, documenting findings, and guiding prevention efforts
• Educating staff on safety practices, infection prevention, injury reduction, and workplace wellness

What qualifications you will need:

• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Bachelors Degree Required
• 2 years Occupational Health/Employee health experience in an acute care setting Required
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN), NBCOT preferred

Benefits

Rio Grande Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas has been serving the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 years. Our full service hospital has 320+ beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35+ specialties. Rio Grande Regional Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. Our Emergency Room is a Level III Trauma Center and we have extended our ER services into the Rio Grande Valley with our three remote ERs in McAllen/Mission, Edinburg, and San Juan. Our Women’s Services include L&D and a 30+ bed NICU. We also have an entire children’s hospital within our main facility to care for the children in our community. We work with the Texas Transplant Institute, which serves local patients in need of organ, tissue or stem cell transplants. Our proven track record of serving the medical needs of the Valley communities we serve has led to Rio Grande Regional Hospital being recognized for patient safety and clinical excellence time and time again.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse Employee Health opening.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.