Employee Health Nurse

# Employee Health NurseLegal Address - Plymouth, NH 03264## OverviewPosition TypePer DiemJob ShiftDays## 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:**Required:* 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr