Employee Health Nurse

Employee Health Nurse

Position Type Per Diem Job Shift Days

Job Description

Job Title: Employee Health Nurse

Are you a dedicated, detail-oriented healthcare professional with a passion for helping others? Join our team as an Employee Health Nurse and play a pivotal role in helping the patient care team provide safe, effective, and exceptional patient care. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and excel at providing compassionate care, we want to hear from you!

About Speare Memorial Hospital

Speare Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving dozens of communities in the Lakes Region. We are passionately committed to providing exceptional, local care to our friends, families, neighbors, and communities at large.

Mission: To work together to serve the needs of our patients and community.

Vision: A community where all can achieve optimal health.

Values: Kindness, Collaboration, Patient & Family-Centered, Safety, Excellence, Efficiency, and Professionalism.

What You'll Do:

• In collaboration with providers, conducts pre-employment post-offer physical exams for SMH new hires, for post-accident, or reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing.
• Administers vaccine and health surveillance programs for SMH, community programs and contracted businesses based on CDC protocols and Infection Prevention Committee recommendations.
• Provides health and safety education training in both formal and informal settings.
• Identifies the need for safety and workers compensation procedural changes. Follows up appropriately.
• Maintains employee health information/employee health files in a confidential manner.
• Coordinates return to work assessments, fitness for duty assessments, and health surveillance evaluations.
• Prepares reports of employee health and safety information including, but not limited to, needle sticks/blood borne pathogen protocols including initial treatment and appropriate follow-up. Communicates with Director of Quality Management and Infection Control as necessary.
• Maintains and updates the Sharps Log, OSHA logs and Company Log book with the current standards for testing.
• Serves as a member of the Safety Committee and Wellness Committee.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates OSHA required testing programs which include, but not limited, to Respiratory Medical Evaluation Fit Testing and Chemotherapy screening.
• Trains ED Tech, Supervisors, and Med Check Urgent Care MA to BAT (Breath Alcohol Technicians), recertifies BATs, and maintains those records.
• Trains ED Tech, Supervisors, and Med Check Urgent Care MA to perform COC (Chain of Custody) drug screens. Recertifies COC and maintains those records.
• Maintains confidential records of BAT's & COC for outside Companies per government policy.
• Maintains and updates all SMH employee workers compensation cases. EH is responsible for documentation of first injury reporting, paperwork related to the injury; communication with the directors, human resources, CFO, brokerage firm; reporting to safety committee relative and pertinent information pertaining to the workers compensation injury, and collaborating with providers for follow up.
• Communicates with the brokerage firm regarding quarterly report. Disseminates report(s) to the CFO, HR, Safety Coordinator and the director.
• In coordination with the Director, is responsible for developing, maintaining and revising Occupational and Employee Health policies and procedures.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for time management, professional relationships and interpersonal communication.
• Attends and participates in department/hospital meetings as required.
• Complies with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, regulations and standards as related to job.
• Demonstrates hospital's stated mission and values of kindness, collaboration, patient and family-centered, safety, excellence, efficiency, professional.
• Actively and appropriately participates in problem-solving identification and resolution, both intra- and inter-departmentally.
• Meets department customer service standards and strives to enhance the level of customer service provided.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For:

• Licensed Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse or Certified Medical Assistant
• Have current Healthcare Level BLS certification.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in Occupational and/or Employee Health nursing.
• Breath Alcohol Certified
• COC Certified
• Valid NH state driver's license.

Why Join Speare Memorial Hospital?

• Community Connection: Be part of an organization deeply invested in local health and wellness.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside dedicated professionals who genuinely care about their work and each other.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuing education and career development.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
• Competitive salary
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts with employer contributions
• 403(b) retirement plans with generous employer contributions
• Lifestyle Savings Account reimbursement program
• Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Repayment programs
• Employee recognition and appreciation programs
• Generous Earned Time accrual
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Life insurance

Our Commitment

Speare Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our ability to serve our equally diverse community.

Join us in our mission to provide compassionate, high-quality healthcare to our community.