Registered Nurse (RN) - Associate Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center - PRN

About the role

At Mercy Health, we celebrate the human side of health care, uniting individuals from all walks of life in giving good help to those in need. We'll ask a lot of you, but we'll give a lot back, as well. Whether you're called to bedside care, patient support, community service or operations and administration, there's a place for you here. Because if there's one thing we know for certain, it's that good works start with great people. We'll support and empower you to bring your best – in service of our patients and our Mission.

The Associate Health RN provides services for associates according to organizational policies and procedures, professional standards, federal regulations and CDC recommendations. Services include but are not limited to pre-employment follow-up, associate immunization program, respiratory protection program, communicable disease screening and exposure management. The Associate Health RN works closely in collaboration and referral with Human Resources partners, people managers, Infection Prevention and Quality & Safety to ensure program success. This is a PRN position based at Springfield Regional Medical Center with occasional support at Mercy - Urbana Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Maintains current knowledge of associate health regulations, recommendations and accreditation standards applicable to organizational facilities; assists managers and staff with compliance
• Provides input to policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols related to associate health services
• Participates in surveillance activities to identify associate health risks
• Performs surveillance on associate health records, including new hires, maintaining them in a confidential manner
• Utilizes associate health information system to record and retrieve associate health data and to prepare reports as directed and requested
• Collaborates with Associate Health Medical Director, Infection Prevention to prevent the spread of communicable disease between patients and staff, and Wellness team for referrals and consultations
• Participates in direct service delivery, including but not limited to immunizations, TB screening, color discrimination testing, respirator fit testing, communicable and blood borne exposure management
• Organizes testing and immunization programs to include Hepatitis B, influenza and respirator fit testing
• Collaborates with managers and Absence Management Specialists for needs related to leave of absence to include FMLA, MLOA, PLOA and ADA leave as accommodation
• Manages mandatory vaccination program compliance and administration
• Provides pre-service volunteer TB screening and TB lab orders
• Actively participates in entity committees including but not limited to Infection Prevention, Environment of Care, and Quality; provides data for trending associate risks and strategies for improving associate's health and safety
• Ensures EMR is updated to reflect patient care as appropriate

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) (required)
• Licensure: Active Registered Nurse License in state of operation or compact license covering state of operation (required)
• Certifications: BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (required); Certified Occupational Health Nurse (preferred)
• Experience: 3-5 years clinical nursing experience (required); 2 years related occupational/associate health nursing (preferred)

Skills

• Active Listening
• Ability to discern the thinking of others
• Service Orientation
• Verbal and Written Communication
• Coordination
• Problem Solving
• Customer Service
• Leadership
• Keyboarding
• Microsoft Office
• Telephone Skills
• Organization
• Office Machine Operation
• Time Management
• Ability to train staff
• Scheduling and timekeeping
• Hiring and onboarding
• Lean management

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.