Occupational Health Nurse

Job Summary

We are looking for a full-time Occupational Health Nurse to support medical and safety efforts at large scale construction site located in Clay, NY. This project is anticipated to last multiple years with exact timing to be determined by client requirements.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing direct patient care, injury and illness management, medical surveillance, wellness initiatives, episodic convenience care and assisting with other occupational and environmental health services, as needed, while maintaining a professional and patient-centered approach in an occupational setting.

Night Shift;
Monday - Friday 4:00pm - 12:00am.

• Provideon-site treatment / management of injuries and minimize the need for off-site medical treatment.
• Give on-site care, first aid and follow up to occupationally injured/ill workers.
• Ongoing communication with the treating physician regarding employee clinical status.
• Coordinate care with Work Care’s Incident Intervention Injury Management Program and utilize Physician escalation services as needed.
• Provide episodic care for minor medical issues, medical consultation and recommendations according to treatment care guidelines set forth and in collaboration with Work Care Consulting Medical Director (CMD) and policy/procedures.
• Support injury prevention through education and ergonomic evaluation.
• Help employees prevent injuries and manage pain.
• Report to client and Work Care management periodically.
• Contribute insight to incident reports and tracking of injury and clinic utilization data.
• Order and maintain supplies to ensure that the clinic is appropriately stocked.
• Participate in general flow of clinic operations.
• Provide dose of common pre-packaged over the counter (OTC) medicine to employees for episodic care at no cost to the employee, as well as follow up care, which must be provided by the employee’s personal medical provider.
• Perform additional duties and assume additional responsibilities as identified by manager for the efficient operation of Work Care.

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a validNY RN license.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is highly preferred.
• Must hold currentBLScertification.
• 3–5 years RN experience required.
• 2-3 years’ experience in an urgent care, emergency department or occupational health setting preferred.
• Certification in Occupational Health preferred.

• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability of maintaining privacy and confidentiality.
• Strong critical thinking skills; problem solving, and decision making.
• Must have the ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to create and edit written materials.
• Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues, supervisors and clients.
• Strong time management, organizational, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to meet and exceed daily and weekly individual performance goals.
• Ability to work independently as well as assisting other team members when needed.
• Requires regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.

• Must be competent in the Windows operating system environment, Adobe Professional, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and learn other software as needed.

• Requires sitting for long periods of time, working at a desk.
• Some bending and stretching could be required.
• Working under stress and use of computer/phone…