Occupational/Employee Health Nurse

About the role

The Employee Health Nurse provides comprehensive occupational health services to support the health, safety, and well‑being of employees. Responsibilities include reviewing immunizations for compliance, administering vaccines and medications, conducting employee health screenings, triaging workplace injuries, managing workplace exposures and coordinating follow‑up care, supporting return‑to‑work and work‑restriction processes, maintaining accurate and confidential employee health records, providing education on occupational health and safety, and collaborating with Human Resources, Infection Prevention, Risk Management, Safety, and clinical leadership to promote a safe and healthy workplace.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing immunizations for compliance
• Administering vaccines and medications
• Conducting employee health screenings
• Triaging workplace injuries
• Managing workplace exposures and coordinating follow‑up care
• Supporting return‑to‑work and work‑restriction processes
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee health records
• Providing education on occupational health and safety
• Collaborating with Human Resources, Infection Prevention, Risk Management, Safety, and clinical leadership to promote a safe and healthy workplace
• Oversees daily clinical, clerical & administrative Occupational Health Services (OHS) functions while ensuring institutional & departmental compliance with applicable professional, regulatory & governmental standards
• Consistently and effectively coordinates the daily operations of occupational health programs & services - clinical, clerical and administrative functions - for area of responsibility/operating unit
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to foster the provision of effective health, safety and environmental services - anticipates changes and recommends and implements new policies and work improvement initiatives as indicated
• Demonstrates an ethical decision making framework in all activities
• Through personal and professional relationships, promotes OHS mission and values and fosters community integration
• Ensures development and maintenance of confidential health records 100% of the time
• Effectively coordinates provisions for employee compliance with regulatory requirements
• Demonstrates clinical nursing expertise and professional competency through the planning, implementation and management of programs that support the health, safety and well‑being of clients
• Demonstrates expertise with provisions of the NC Workers' Compensation Act and serves as a case coordinator for all claims at operating unit
• Processes all client logs and associated documents in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with insurance, legal and regulatory requirements

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Licensure/Certification: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina; BLS required
• Professional Experience: Two years of hands‑on clinical nursing experience
• Preferred: Clinic or urgent care experience

Skills

• Epidemiology/infection control
• Toxicology
• Industrial and environmental hygiene

Pay

Salary Range: $33.37 - $47.97 per hour (Hiring Range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Schedule

• Fully onsite
• Monday–Friday
• No weekends or holidays required
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Work Schedule: Day