Registered Nurse (RN) Occupational Health - St. Luke's Hospital

• JOB SUMMARY
  • The Occupational Health Nurse is responsible for providing training, staff development and clinical care. Performs health assessment, counseling and follow-up. Assists physicians in the treatment and management of ill and injured workers. Participates in medical monitoring as required industrial sites, performs medical case management for select companies and assists in continuous quality improvement efforts.
• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  • Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
  • Experience: NA
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration: License to practice Registered Nursing in Minnesota. BLS Certification with a designation of either BLS Provider or Healthcare Provider from either the American Heart Association or American Red Cross or Military Training Network.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Education: N/A
  • Experience: Occupational Health or as a Qualified Rehab Consultant (QRC). Completion of training course in pulmonary function testing and audiometric testing. Two (2) years registered nursing experience.
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration: Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) certification. Certification as a trainer for Urine Drug Screen Collector and Breath Alcohol Technician.
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
  • Ability to differentiate Laws and standards governing Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and other regulating agencies. Skill in making accurate nursing assessments and planning appropriate interventions. Ability to balance competing priorities and delegate appropriate tasks as well as deal with multiple issues simultaneously. Ability to work effectively as a professional with persons of diverse interests and education levels; ability to work under pressure. Skill in communicating clearly both verbally and in writing with all persons involved in the delivery of health care services; knowledge of equipment commonly used in a Physician office, universal medical precautions, generally accepted safety practices, medical record documentation and customer relation principles. Ability to perform phlebotomies and diagnostic testing common to occupational medicine services. Ability to administer injections, obtain accurate vital signs, test visual acuity and hearing, assist with minor procedures. Ability to write legibly, see, hear, speak English and read.

  • READING - Advanced: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquires or complaints.

  • WRITING - Intermediate: Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
  • SPEAKING - Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
  • MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Intermediate Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw or interpret bar graphs to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
  • REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES - Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development. Provides appropriate care respective to the ages of the patients served per clinical environment.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    • Include prolonged, extensive or considerable standing/waling; assist in the lifting or moving patients, supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching. Lift objects up to thirty-five (35) pounds in weight independently; work more than eight (8) hours but less than twelve (12) hour shifts.

    • Stand - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

    • Walk - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
    • Sit - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours)
    • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
    • Reach with hands and arms - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
    • Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
    • Bending-repetitive forward - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
    • Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)

  • LIFTING REQUIREMENTS

    • Up to 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
    • Up to 25 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 – 8 hours)
    • Up to 35 pounds - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 – 5.5 hours)

  • WORK ENVIRONMENT

    • Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

  • WORKING CONDITIONS

    • Regularly exposed to risk of blood borne diseases; exposed to reagent used in laboratory testing; may be exposed to hazards from electrical and minor medical equipment. May be exposed to unpleasant patient elements.

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