Health Specialist

Employee Health Specialist

Keeping our employees safe and healthy is a top priority at Franciscan Health. Our Employee Health Specialist plays a key role in that effort. Coordinating the activities of Employee Health services. Managing the workers compensation program. Coordinating required annual testing. It's a career with plenty of variety and the opportunity to work with many different people.

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest.

Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

What You Can Expect:

• Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM or 7:00 AM–3:30 PM
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) preferred for this position
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Prior experience in Occupational Health required
• Familiarity with Systoc, PureOHS, Working Well, and case management systems
• Ensure laboratory compliance by reviewing and taking appropriate action on items including titers, exposures, PPD, hepatitis B vaccines, and vaccination declinations
• Maintain accurate data in Agility, including monitoring EHS visits (PPD/QuantiFERON), incident report entry, injury case management, visit tracking, and reporting
• Maintain and update employee health policies and procedures
• Coordinate Fitness for Duty evaluations (e.g., FCEs, reasonable suspicion drug testing, EAP-mandated programs)
• Plan, manage, and oversee the annual flu vaccination program and similar initiatives
• Maintain OSHA logs for employee injuries and submit required annual reports
• Prepare and provide reports to Infection Control, Safety, Quality, and FPO committees
• Plan, manage, and monitor the flu vaccine program and similar programs as needed
• Monitor RL6 daily for new employee injuries and exposures
• Maintain, track, and report compliance data for regulatory agencies (e.g., OSHA, Board of Health, HFAP)

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Nursing / Patient Care
  - Preferred
• 2 years In lieu of Associate's, patient care or hospital/physician practice
  - Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - American Heart Association
  - Preferred within 90 days

Travel is required:
Never or Rarely

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.