Registered Nurse 12 - Occupational Health Nurse - Caro Psychiatric Hospital

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This position is responsible for the clinical nursing functions of the hospital’s occupational health clinic. Provides initial nursing support and triage for employee illnesses and injuries and may provide new employee physical exams/clearances. It provides oversight of hospital surveillance programs as mandated by local, state, or federal agencies related to occupational health and safety. This position works and coordinates with the hospital’s quality improvement teams to monitor workplace injury and illness data.

Implements programs intended to provide preventative care and health maintenance to support and promote the hospital’s health and safety goals for staff and patients.

Completion of a degree in nursing or nursing school educational program accepted for registered nurse licensure by the Michigan Board of Nursing.

One year of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11. Possession of a master’s degree in nursing or possession of a bachelor’s degree in nursing and six months of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11 may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Required:

Possession of a Michigan registered nurse license in good standing.

This position is located at 2040 Chambers Rd., Caro, MI 48723.

As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal record check.

The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.

The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

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