Occupational Health RN

About the Role

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As an Occupational Health RN, you will provide services to the organization's employees in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols. In this role, you will follow practices that support employee health and safety and ensure compliance with Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC), and other applicable regulatory agencies. This role is integral to supporting occupational health and safety compliance programs while advancing Cleveland Clinic's mission and vision of caregiver care and its commitment to safety.

This position requires travel to Coral Springs for coverage purposes only, with mileage and tolls reimbursed.

Schedule

A caregiver in this role works days from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to the organization's employees in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Follow practices to ensure employee compliance with Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC), and other regulatory agencies.
• Coordinate and provide direct clinical care to employees with demonstrated knowledge of multiple disease processes.
• Work closely with provider in relation to return to work and workers’ compensation.
• Focus on cost-effective ways to maximize wellness, prevent illness, disease, and disability.
• Perform clinical and/or coordinate activities such as vision screens, venipuncture, TB testing, vaccinations, COC urine collection, breath alcohol testing, audiometry, spirometry, respiratory fit testing, health assessments, and blood borne pathogen counseling.
• Coordinate and track compliance programs to meet standards of regulatory agencies for the health and safety of employees.
• Support clinical manager in the oversight of clinical operations, scheduling, staffing, and delegation of duties.
• Maintain appropriate training.
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team and attend appropriate hospital committee meetings.
• Enhance professional development by networking, reading, or attending conferences on current employee health-related topics.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Two years of clinical experience.
• Experience with blood draws and vaccines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of employee health experience with training in COC urine specimen collection, breath alcohol testing, audiology, spirometry, and venipuncture skills.

Physical Requirements

Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.

Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.