Business Health RN

Job Summary

The Business Health / Community Health RN will facilitate primary/chronic, preventive and acute care services and health education in a variety of employer settings via mobile health units and telehealth. Incumbent will also help facilitate approved clinical research trials from a mobile health unit and assist in developing occupational health services. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential responsibilities are distributed as follows:

• 40% – Patient Care Coordination
  Accurately documents patient intake, including vital signs, medical and social history, symptoms/complaints and nursing assessment. Utilizes standing orders, triage protocols, and algorithms appropriately. Monitors patient flow in clinic, ensuring timely receipt of services. Administers certain medications, injections, immunizations and family planning options as ordered by provider and within license scope of practice. Manages prescription refills per protocol and responds to patient messages and questions.
  
  Provides patient education within scope of practice.
• 20% – Specimen Collection and Handling
  Identifies patient and verifies demographics, including insurance information; completes lab orders, requisition and specimen labeling, ensuring accuracy of CPT codes as related to diagnosis codes. Collects and processes specimens by appropriate procedure for analysis with accurate documentation; ensures patient safety and specimen integrity by employing aseptic techniques; practices infection control standards at all times; coordinates specimen tracking by courier to reference laboratory and results upload to electronic medical record.
  
  Specimens may include those included in clinical research studies.
• 15% – Facilitation of patient/group activity through technology
  Responsible for inputting patient level data into electronic health record and other platforms (e.g., MyChart, Carium). Responsible for registering patients, documenting progress, and connecting with clinicians as necessary. Facilitates use of telepathy platforms and mobile health solutions in support of lifestyle education. Utilizes appropriate technology to recruit, track and communicate with patients, including social media. Assists clinicians with remote patient monitoring of chronic disease.
• 15% – Coordination with business site(s) health promotion and wellness activities
  Coordinates scheduling and other logistics of an active and successful business health program. Collaborates with the Clemson Rural Health leadership team in various activities to plan, deliver, evaluate and contribute evidence of an effective and efficient business health program. Supports appropriate clinical trials that may, with regulatory and administrative approvals, be implemented in this environment.
• 10% – Inventory and Supply Management
  Inventory, order and stock all medical supplies for assigned mobile health unit(s). Performs weekly reconciliation of in‑house medications and vaccinations, reports any discrepancies; orders and transports in‑house medications and vaccinations. Cleans and sterilizes instruments. Performs daily instrument check offs, quality controls and routine maintenance on laboratory equipment per CLIA regulations. Coordinates biomedical waste disposal. Monitors compliance with all legal and regulatory standards (OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, etc.).

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• 2+ years in nursing, some experience in care coordination.
• Current unrestricted RN nursing license; updated BLS certification; valid South Carolina driver’s license.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Focus on employee and/or occupational health.
• Experience working with underserved and rural populations; prior employee or occupational health experience a plus.
• CITI training certificate in the protection of human subjects in research (clinical track) a plus.

Comprehensive knowledge of theories and practices and ability to use them in complex, difficult and/or unprecedented situations.

No supervisory duties.

No budget responsibilities for the department’s budget.