Health Nurse; LVN

Employee Health Nurse (LVN)

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Austin Regional Clinic has been voted a top Central Texas employer by its employees for over 15 years. It is one of Central Texas’ largest professional medical groups with 35+ locations and continues to grow. Eligible team members enjoy benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, 401(k), EAP, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Child Care Assistance, Health & Fitness, Sick Child Care Assistance, Development and more.

Performs Employee Health related duties working with the Employee Health Nurse (RN), Medical Director and senior clinical leadership. Responsible for Employee Health related trainings and guidelines, including the annual OSHA training. Manages the accidental exposures program and employee vaccinations per policy. Carries out all duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the mission and philosophy of the organization.

• Manages the TB testing process for new clinic employees during onboarding.
• Manages TB post exposure by collecting baseline and follow-up testing in collaboration with the respective Health Department.
• Manages accidental exposures per OSHA regulations and internal policy.
• Manages all required employee vaccination records per internal policy.
• Manages employee communicable disease exposures per internal protocols.
• Coordinates flu vaccinations for employees at administrative location.
• Performs ergonomic assessments per request and makes recommendations and physical adjustments when possible.
• Maintains vaccination records for third‑party groups working in the organization.
• Maintains confidential documents of employee health records.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures based on current infection prevention and control best practices.
• Manages Employee Incident Reports.
• Collaborates with L&D team on the development and delivery of educational programs and/or tools related to infection prevention, control, epidemiology and compliance training such as OSHA training.
• Maintains and/or expands knowledge and expertise in the field of infection prevention and control through continuing education and study.
• Works closely with Clinical Quality Group and collaborates with other departments to identify training needs and develops training and documentation specific to clinical workflows, policies and procedures.
• Serves as an Employee Health resource for clinic management and staff.
• Manages and coordinates company‑wide CPR program, scheduling, certification processes and reporting.
• Works with L&D Clinical Team to identify training needs, develop training materials (including eLearning modules), and conduct training.
• Continuously updates knowledge base to stay current on changes and/or updates related to clinical practice roles and responsibilities, practice areas and standards of care.
• Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to OSHA, HIPAA, compliance and Code of Conduct.
• Maintains regular and dependable attendance.
• Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company, available for review on Share Point.

• Attends meetings, participates in work groups and/or serves on committees as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred:
  Previous infection prevention and control experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to perform job functions, troubleshoot problems and make decisions without direct supervision.
• Must be flexible in daily assignments and able to cross‑cover within an assigned work group.
• Must be able to understand and follow oral and written instruction and communicate with co‑workers as part of a work group.
• Must display a high level of accuracy, critical thinking and organization.
• Must be able to carry 20 pounds and lift 5 pounds overhead.
• Strong computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem‑solving skills.
• Abil…