Public Health Nurse II

Public Health Nurse II (Occupational Health/OSHA Nurse)

Join Our Team Public Health Nurse II Occupational Health (OSHA Nurse) Make a Difference. Protect Our Workforce. Strengthen Our Community.

The Wilson County Health Department is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Public Health Nurse II Occupational Health (OSHA Nurse) to join our team. If you are passionate about promoting employee health, ensuring workplace safety, and making a meaningful impact through public health, we invite you to apply.

In this role, you will provide occupational health services for county employees while collaborating with leadership to promote a safe, healthy, and productive work environment. Responsibilities include employee health assessments, immunization programs, OSHA compliance activities, exposure follow-up, health education, wellness initiatives, and maintaining confidential employee health records.

Why Wilson County Health Department? At Wilson County Health Department, our employees are committed to protecting, promoting, and improving the health of our community. Every member of our team plays an important role in making Wilson County a healthier place to live, work, and thrive.

If you're looking for a career where your nursing skills make a lasting impact beyond direct patient care, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team dedicated to serving our community with excellence.

Description of Responsibilities and Duties:

A. Clinic Responsibilities 55% of the time

• Work as needed in other Health Department clinics and programs including Family Planning, Maternity, STD, Primary Care/Adult Health, Child Health, Immunizations, and Communicable Disease.
• Obtain client histories, vital signs, measurements, obtain appropriate lab specimens, and provide counseling and education, and referral to other sources, as necessary.
• Dispenses appropriate medications and/or vitamins and iron according to Department's Programmatic Policies/Procedures.
• Initiates necessary referrals as per programmatic guidelines.
• Performs hearing and visual acuity screenings on children in the Well Child Program as per Bright Future/Child Health Program Guidelines. Refers abnormal findings as per program policy.
• Orders appropriate lab work as per Standing Orders.

B. Employee Health/Infection Control/OSHA Coordinator 30% of the time

• Preparation of and maintaining each employee's medical file. Assures that the employee is up to date on immunizations as required by agency's Infection Control plan.
• Preparation of OSHA files each employee is classified as a Category I, II, or III according to OSHA guidelines.
• Review/update OSHA trainings on all employees as required by the Department of Labor 29CFR Part 1910-1930 initially upon employment, yearly and when OSHA changes occur. Assures employees abide by the agency's Exposure Control Plan and OSHA guidelines to prevent spread of disease to clients, self, other employees and employee's family. Assures that employees are following OSHA guidelines and Medical Consultant's recommendations.
• Assists with Fit tests for N-95 respirators as part of the Respiratory Protection Plan.
• Assists with the education of employees regarding the Emergency Evacuation Plan and the Emergency Shelter Plan.
• Responsible for annual review/update of the Infection Control and Employee Health Program manuals. This includes ensuring that the program policies and procedures are current and that any changes are incorporated into the manual as well as communicated to the staff.
• Assists with outreach activities for health promotion and/or other Health Department events, which occur within the community.
• Chairs the Wilson County annual Employee Wellness Extravaganza.

C. Other Clinical Responsibilities and Duties 10% of the time

• Actively participates in all program and record audits, as scheduled.
• Attends required staff trainings on OSHA, CPR, and HIPAA as scheduled, as well as other continuing educational programs.
• Stay updated in all areas of nursing practice by attending workshops, in-services, and reading new textbooks, periodicals, and guidelines issued by program coordinators, state and regional consultants. Maintains required continuing education hours.
• Maintains required personnel records, such as time and travel.
• Helps maintain a safe working environment.
• Assigned duties related to Bioterrorism and Emergency Response activities, to include staffing of emergency shelters.
• Duties as assigned by the Health Director and/or his/her designee.

Minimum Education and Experience: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by N.C. Board of Nursing and maintain required CEUs as required for re-licensure. This position is required to complete a certain number of Incident Command Courses (ICS) and National Incident Management Courses (NIMS) within one (1) year of employment. The required courses are 100, 200, 700 and 800.

Wilson County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.