Occupational Health Nurse

Occupational Health
Full Time
Day Shift
8:00-4:30

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state's first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer's care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing nursing care to employees/volunteers/students/chaplains/contract employees in a professional and courteous manner. Provides the following services including but not limited to the following: minor first aid, administering injections, administering tuberculin skin tests, coordinating with other medical providers, communicating with other departments of the hospital. These services are under the directive and guidance of the Employee Health Medical Director. All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, strategic imperatives and standards of the LCHD, American Nurses Association Standards, and in accordance with the provisions set forth by the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Diploma or Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Minimum Years of Experience: 3 Years of relevant nursing experience.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None
Required Certifications/Licensure: Current RN license to practice in the state of South Carolina;
Maintain CPR certification.
Required Training: None.

Essential Functions

• Pre-placement Screenings:
  • Interview and review health history
  • Tuberculin test as needed
  • Vision and hearing screening
  • Vital signs
  • Immunizations as needed
  • Communicate with employment as needed
  • Gather medical records as needed for correct job placement
  • Schedule appointment for pre-placement physical with Occupational Health as indicated
  • Communicate appropriately with all parties involved with employment process
• Exposure Management
  • Yearly tuberculin skin testing on employees required to have annual testing
  • Two step tuberculin skin testing on prospective employees as indicated
  • Enter data in PeopleSoft
  • Provide counseling and diagnostic testing for positive skin test results
  • Refer positive skin test results to the health department
  • Immunizations on employees, volunteers and chaplains as indicated
  • Assist with follow up communication as needed
  • Participate in chart audits
  • Assist IC in determining immunization rates of employees, volunteers, chaplains, contract employees
  • Provide counseling and case management for employees, volunteers, chaplains, contract employees and students exposed to blood or body fluids.
  • Provide PEP as directed by Medical Director or ID physician
  • Consult with IC to reduce infectious disease transmission in hospital population

Duties & Responsibilities

• Injury Treatment
  • Provide basic first aid to injured employees, volunteers, chaplains, contract employees or students
  • Transport client to ED as indicated
  • Schedule appointments with physician as needed
  • Assist with documentation and reporting as required
  • Communicate with WC Specialist or insurance carrier
  • Fax or scan medical records
  • Correspond/communicate with medical providers and other hospital departments
• Management Illnesses:
  • Provide stock OTC medications upon request
  • Specimen collection and processing (throat or nasal swab)
  • Provide clearance for employees out of work for more than 3 days
  • Assess employees returning to work from short term or long term disability
  • Arrange medical evaluations as needed
  • Communicate with HR and management temporary and permanent requests for accommodations
  • Assist employees, volunteers and chaplains with referral to medical providers
  • Refer employees to EAP as needed or requested
  • Assist with For Cause drug and alcohol testing on employees
• General Duties
  • Clean exam rooms as needed
  • Filing
  • Computer data entry
  • Orders for laboratory or radiology services
  • Process medical record requests
  • Provide information to outside agencies for auditing purposes
  • Maintain current licensure
  • Participate in HR staff meetings and EH staff meetings
  • N-95 respirator fit testing/training on new employees
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance - equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.