Employee Health Coordinator

Job Description:

Oversee the Employee Health function, including implementing and maintaining programs that encourage injury prevention and provide care and coordination of treatment for employees. Collaborate with leadership to develop and implement employee health policies, procedures, programs, and services that promote the health/safety of employees. Promote patient safety by monitoring employee medical fitness for duty and meet regulatory requirements. Represent Employee Health in a variety of settings and provide education to staff relating to this area.

Posting Specifics

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: Monday - Friday 7am to 5pm, on call twice per year
• Unit/Department: Employee Health St. Joseph Hospital
• Additional Details: One year of licensed RN experience is required.

Essential Functions

Clinical Coordination:

• Ensures compliance with occupational health standards and labor laws, coordinates and tracks employee health services and hazard surveillance, supports injury prevention, and provides restorative services for employees with occupational illnesses or injuries.

Leadership:

• Coordinates and improves employee health programs, develops and implements health initiatives aligned with organizational goals, standardizes health protocols and policies, provides leadership in achieving health goals, and collaborates with the Infection Preventionist on infectious disease management.

Consultation / Liaison:

• Serves on committees, provides expertise and consultation to health teams and leadership, collaborates with the Workers Compensation team, and works with Human Resources on ADA cases, leave of absence, FMLA, and health-related performance issues.

Education:

• Responsible for educating staff on preventing and treating occupational injuries and illnesses, assessing their educational needs, and facilitating the development and implementation of relevant training programs.

Research:

• Utilizes current research to enhance care and develop employee health standards while maintaining a global perspective on the evolving health environment at all levels

Skills

• Employee or Occupation Health
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA
• Case Management
• Leadership
• Patient Care
• Patient Safety
• Leadership

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• RNs hired or promoted into this role need to have or obtain their BSN within three years of hire or promotion.
• Current RN license for state in which the nurse practices.
  - and -
  Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Two years of clinical nursing experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• COHN and/or Case Management certifications from ABOHN.
• Experience in Employee/Occupational Health.
• Leadership experience.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess patient needs.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, etc.  

Location:

Saint Joseph Hospital

Work City:

Denver

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$40.39 - $60.96

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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