Health Nurse

Position Title: Employee Health Nurse

City: Portland

State/Territory: US-WA

Employment Duration: Full time

Offer Relocation: No

Excempt Status: Non-exempt

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Join our team as an Employee Health Nurse at Rosewood Family Health Center in Portland, OR!

Be part of a healthcare organization that believes in making a difference beyond medical care! We've transformed into a leading community health center in the Pacific Northwest with 40+ clinics across Washington and Oregon. We offer a wide range of services such as medical, dental, pharmacy, orthodontia, nutritional counseling, autism screening, and behavioral health. Our holistic model also extends assistance to shelter, energy, weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling, home visits, and mobile medical/dental clinics.

Explore our short clips, "WE are Yakima - WE are Family" and "YVFWC - And then we grew", for a glimpse into our dedication to our communities, health, and families.

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• $45.19-$55.3/hour DOE with the ability to go higher for highly experienced candidates
• $7,000.00 Hiring/Retention Bonus Structure:
  • At Hire: $2,100.00
  • At 180 days (6 months): $2,800.00
  • At 12 months: $2,100.00
• Bonus will be pro-rated based on Full Time Equivalency (FTE)

• 100% employer-paid health insurance including medical, dental, vision, Rx, and 24/7 telemedicine
• Profit sharing & 403(b) retirement plan available
• Generous PTO, 8 paid holidays, and much more!

• Assists with the maintenance and enforcement of the preventative screening programs (e.g. TB skin testing, influenza, hepatitis B, MMR, varicella and other appropriate immunizations) and surveillance programs designed to identify and monitor risks to the employees' health.
• Develops and implements health/safety promotion strategies for the individual and larger discipline.
• Respirator Protection Training and Respirator FIT testing compliance. Ensures compliance with training, and record keeping at all Clinical Sites. Medical screening dependent on job function hazard. Continuous Job Hazard risk evaluation.
• Hazardous Drug Medical Surveillance Program. Obtains medical and occupational history for those at highest risk of hazardous drug exposure. Hazardous drug post-exposure case management. Ongoing medical surveillance.
• Blood Borne Pathogen Control Plan. Post- exposure case management. OSHA 300 record keeping. Case management for employees who have experienced possible exposures to blood borne pathogens and or infectious disease in the workplace. Collaborates with infection control to continuously improve engineering and administrative controls.
• Establishes and follows organization protocols and standards of care to meet the occupational health care needs of the employee population.
• Responds to employee health phone line, accurately triages workplace injuries/illnesses, and provides appropriate nursing interventions.
• Refers employee to primary care, occupational health, urgent care, or the emergency department as appropriate.
• Monitors employee work-related illness and injury trends and assesses, develops, and implements strategies to prevent work-acquired injury or illness and expedite return to work.
• In collaboration with Human Resources, establishes and executes pre-hire occupational screening requirements for new employees.
• Participates in the development of employee wellness programs and initiatives. Including the ergonomics program.
• Partners with the HR team and Third-Party Administrator to administer workers' compensation claims and recommend return to work protocols.
• Documents employee health visits thoroughly and accurately in RL Solutions.
• Maintains and ensures confidentiality of patient information and medical records.
• Advocates for the rights of employees by ensuring access to preventative health and safety measures.
• Provides employee health training and support to Clinic Employee Health Representatives.
• Assists with the maintenance and development of an effective Employee Health program across all states and locations that complies with state and federal laws and regulations. Provides timely investigation and management of…