RN-Nurse- Health

Job Category:
Nursing - Registered Nurse

Work Shift/

Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

Responsible for performing all duties and function of the employee health department including the assessment and caring of the adolescent, adult, and geriatric population. Assists the manager with duties as assigned. This position will care for patients in the adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups. Employee performs clinical duties in accordance with population specific guidelines and adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as outlined in policy and procedures.

• Licensure or other certifications:
  Current RN License in the state of Georgia.
• Educational Requirements:
  
  Associates Degree.
• Minimum Experience:
  
  Three (3) years of clinical nursing experience.
• Other:

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
• Preferred
  
  Educational Requirements:
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Emergency or Occupational nursing experience.
• Other:

• Demonstrated knowledge of physical assessments
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well with others
• Independent judgment required in application of nursing principles to assess and develop individual care plans that promote a healthy lifestyle and safe work practice for employees.
• Good computer skills

• Performs new employee physical assessments, evaluating current health status and physical abilities, recommending placement of employees in accordance with their physical and emotional capacities, to perform the physical, psychosocial and environmental demands of the job.
• Documents abnormalities and provides follow up with individuals making appropriate referrals.
• Completes the physical assessment form.
• Notifies personnel recruiter of new employee status and release.
• Participates in the performance of employee annual health scans to evaluate the employee’s continued capacity to perform required job functions and to determine if any adverse health effects have occurred which may be related to working conditions, and to evaluate current compliance with governmental regulatory requirements.
• Notes concerns of potential problems and notifies EH Manager of findings.
• Collects and reviews lab and x-ray results, notifying employee of abnormal findings, making appropriate referrals as needed.
• Contacts appropriate departments of identified concerns per employee, i.e. Safety, Infection Control.
• Maintains list of employees requesting Wellness referral and/or information weekly and presents to EH secretary for forwarding to the Wellness department.
• Provides services to off-site facilities as requested per EH Manager.
• Performs physical assessments of employees as requested, providing prompt care and assessing for absence of infectious diseases and/or capacity to physically and emotionally perform current job functions safety.
• Evaluates physical complaints of on duty employees to determine need for medical treatment and/or work restrictions according to protocol.
• Documents assessments, completes office visit form completely, and provides written instructions to the employee and supervisor of work restrictions, as outlined in the Infection Control Manual and/or Employee Health Policy Manual.
• Conducts appropriate laboratory tests per protocol within consultation with the Medical Director of Emergency Services as indicated.
• Provides referral and/or resource information as requested by employees according to procedure.
• Performs return to work assessments as indicated for FMLA return to work, absenteeism due to illness and/or occupational and non-occupational injury, illness, or exposure.
• Performs Fitness for Duty Assessments and/or random drug screenings per policy and procedure, establishing safety of employee and co‑workers, patients and visitors.
• Completes random drug screens as scheduled.
• Provides written documentation and instructions (i.e. light duty, restrictions) to employees and management, as indicated.
• Monitors for trends in reported occupational and non-occupational injuries,…