OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE (RN)

Occupational Health Nurse (RN)

Job Location: Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Yuma 7125 East Cesar Chavez Blvd San Luis, AZ 85349

Salary: $84,000.00 Grade: N1 Open Until Filled

Job Summary: Are you a licensed RN with a current AZ Nursing license? Make an impact on your community by joining our Staff Wellness team of professionals. We're making a difference. Apply today! The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for a professional and compassionate nurse to fill the Occupational Health Nurse position. This position is responsible for the health and well-being of agency employees. Promotes health and the prevention of illness and injury, including the protection from work-related and environmental hazards. Performs a wide range of duties such as clinician, education, case management, liaison, investigator, consultant, and health resource point of contact. Our OHN's contribute to the agency's health care and cost containment strategies by managing the health and well-being of employees, staff rehabilitation, return-to-work, and case management issues.

Job Duties:

• Maintains OSHA Log in compliance with record-keeping guidelines (29 CFR 1904)
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Determines eligibility for leave under the FMLA in compliance with the rules
• Monitors industrial injury/illnesses in order to facilitate a safe return to work and ensures the work environment contributes to recovery
• Implements the return-to-work program, including modified duty and temporary work assignments
• Conducts the TB and Hepatitis B clinics, monitors inoculations and tests for hires, and conducts annual follow-ups (20 CFR1910) on agency employees
• Conducts in-depth investigations of occupational exposure incidents, counsels employees, educates and monitors the process flow with required laboratory tests, and case management to include blood-borne pathogens
• Assists local management with tracking employees' absences due to health reasons
• Maintains confidentiality of occupational health medical records in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws
• Implements wellness programs that support positive lifestyle changes and individual efforts to lower risk of disease and injury through health promotion, safety awareness, and work-life balance
• Counsels staff on issues related to substance abuse and psychosocial needs
• Recognizes and identifies workplace hazards
• Monitors, evaluates, and analyzes work hazards by conducting research on the effects of workplace exposures
• Coordinates and provides communicable disease testing and surveillance in compliance with Federal laws
• Maintains a supply inventory
• Networks and partners with key customers regarding health and safety concerns that may impact employees
• Attends staff meetings and/or training
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Knowledge of: Occupational Health Nursing (OHN) standards of practice, Preventive medicine, General public health programs and science, Methods of control and transmission of communicable disease, Federal and State laws and rules governing Occupational Health Nursing, Case management for occupational and non-occupational illnesses and injuries, Management and supervisory principles
• Skill in: Training and conducting presentations, Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, Verbal and written communications
• Ability to: Maintain confidentiality of occupational health medical records, Investigate, assess, and monitor occupational injuries/incidents, Research and prepare reports, Work in a prison environment

Selective Preference(s): At least three (3) years of nursing experience to include infection control, public health, or employee health or general acute nursing care.

Pre-Employment Requirements: Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and drug test. This position is required to have a current RN Nursing license to practice in the State of Arizona or a Compact State Graduated from an accredited school of Nursing

Benefits: We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees: Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year, Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program). Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options, Exceptional retirement program, Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program, An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement: Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment. Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us: The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.