Lead Nurse

About the role

The incumbent is responsible for the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of occupational health services in accordance with hospital policies, practices, procedures, and applicable regulations. The incumbent reports to the Director of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Help oversee daily occupational health operations, ensuring compliance with OSHA, CDC, TJC, and other regulatory standards while maintaining employee health records, reports, and program documentation.
• Coordinate employee health services including immunizations, TB screening, N95 fit testing, flu/COVID clinics, color blindness testing, and pre-employment medical clearance reviews.
• Manage work-related injury and illness cases by coordinating evaluations, referrals, exposure follow-up, workers' compensation, disability cases, and case management services.
• Lead occupational health quality improvement and prevention initiatives through data monitoring, evidence-based practices, employee wellness programs, and workplace injury prevention strategies.
• Collaborate with hospital departments and external partners to develop policies, training, orientation materials, safety programs, and organizational employee health initiatives.

Requirements

• Conditions of employment: Selectee may be subject to a probationary period; U.S. Citizenship is required; Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Minimum qualifications: Successful completion of a PHD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field; or at least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-9 grade level) and possession of a diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree from a professional nursing educational program.

Qualifications

• Education: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.
• Experience: Provide Occupational Health education to all hospital or clinical staff and manage employee health records. Collect data and prepare reports for Executive Staff, Quality Improvement, Governing Body and other Clinical Committees. Experience with the development policies and procedures for Occupational Health, Employee Health or similar nursing programs to ensure compliance with accreditation requirements through use of site survey, standards, case management and professional organizations.

Benefits

Details on benefits will be provided separately.