RN - Occ Health- Eglin

Job Details

Job Location:

Eglin AFB - Eglin AFB, FL 32542

Registered Nurse
- Occupational Medicine

Eglin AFB FL

The Registered Nurse
- Occupational Medicine will be on duty for a minimum of 40 hours per week. Scheduled shifts are normally Monday through Friday between the hours of . However, schedules may vary to accommodate demand. Shifts are for a minimum of 9 hours per day to include a 1-hour (non-paid) lunch. Any schedule changes must be submitted to the COR and approved by the Contracting Officer.

All changes must be approved in writing and agreed upon by the Contracting Officer and the Contractor.

• Active membership in the 96 MDG Occupational Health and Environmental Working Group (OEHWG), organization of the OHWG agenda/slide presentation, collection and presentation of data to the OEHWG, and assisting the OEHWG chairman with scheduling and management of the meeting, and management and resolution of assigned open items.
• Attendance at the 96 MDG Population Health Working Group (PHWG), management and resolution of open items as assigned.
• Tracking of Flight Surgeon occupational/industrial shop visits and reporting this data at the OEHWG.
• Tracking, scheduling, and management of Occupational Examinations at designated units.
• Management of the Fitness for Duty program in coordination with Civilian Personnel, to include scheduling appointments and case management.
• Active case management of Occupational Health program cases, particularly difficult cases needing extra administrative actions or consultations.
• Performs nursing telephone consultations with applicable patients.
• Tracking and administrative management of OSHA Form 301 illness investigations. Entry of relevant data into the USAF Occupational Illness Tracking System.
• Assist with scheduling of Occupational Medicine examinations and visits for Occupational Medicine Physician or Flight Surgeons.
• Performs Occupational/Industrial shop visits to a variety of locations on Eglin AFB and Duke Field in conjunction with other members of the Occupational Health Program team or alone. Authors shop visit reports, which are tracked in the weekly Flight Medicine Grounding Management Meeting and the OEHWG.
• Performs various duties related to other portions of 96 Operation Medical Readiness Squadron/96 OMRS, to include but not limited to Flight Medicine Program, Health and Wellness Program, or Public Health Program as directed by Occupational Medicine Physician, Flight Medicine Commander or OMRS/CC.
• Provides direct patient care services primarily for patients assigned to the Occupational Health Clinic in the MTF. The HCW shall be required to assist in treating patients enrolled to all out-patient clinics assigned to the MTF when required by the Flight Commander, to ensure access standards are met during deployments, unscheduled absences or when limited technician staffing dictates.
• Synthesizes information and make appropriate clinical decisions using a wide variety of data sources specifically patient response, physician and nurse progress notes, interdisciplinary consultations, results of tests/procedures and applicable guidelines and standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development and pathophysiology of disease processes specific to the unit population to include all ages from newborns to geriatrics.
• Documents patient condition including nursing assessment/reassessment, planning, interventions, evaluation, outcomes, patient/family teaching and follow up care.
• Sets up and operates intravenous infusion pumps and monitoring specialized equipment and other medical equipment.
• Trains, orientates, and evaluates duty performance of newly assigned personnel as appropriate and maintains accountability for making patient care assignments based…