Sobre esta vaga de Employee Health RN - PRN na LCMC Health
Your job is more than a job
The RN Employee Health provides services to promote and maintain a healthy workforce for LCMC Health employees using appropriate evidence-based nursing care within the licensed scope of practice.
Your Everyday
Performance improvement:
- Promotes and supports LCMC Health’s performance improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrates and actively promotes compliance with all state, federal regulatory and accrediting agencies coordinating with other hospital departments.
- Participates on and/or leads interdisciplinary teams, including those that plan for and respond to emergencies, pandemics and disasters.
- Appropriately documents employee health education, vaccinations, screenings in accordance with departmental and organizational policies.
- Educates and counsels employees on identifying, reducing and eliminating health and safety risks in the work environment.
- Analyzes data to identify trends and control health and safety risks. Implements policy changes and decisions at the department, organizational and systems levels.
- Plans and implements evidence-based programs, services and new initiatives and evaluate them for health and economic impact.
Employee Health Program:
- Coordinates pre-employment health screening and clearance for new hires.
- Maintains the employee health program by following the established policies and procedures.
- Reviews employee immunization records and administers vaccinations as indicated using CDC guidelines.
- Conducts and coordinates employee TB surveillance, respiratory fit testing surveillance, annual flu campaign, chemotherapy surveillance, etc.
- Provides education on blood borne pathogen exposures as indicated.
- Works with Infection Prevention and Control for exposure evaluation and follow up for employee exposures to infectious diseases.
- Develops and disseminates employee health policy and procedures based on current federal, state and local laws and information from TJC, CMS, CDC and OSHA.
- Establishes and maintains employee health records within state and federal laws. Ensuring confidentiality and privacy of health and personal information while limiting the organization’s exposure to risk.
Investigates accidental exposures to blood, body fluids and infectious agents:
- Reviews all accidental needlesticks or exposures to blood and body fluids.
- Coordinates and follows post blood/body fluids exposures and hazard medication exposures of employees. Counsels and educates employee on processes and prevention of exposures
- Reviews all documented exposures to potentially communicable/infectious diseases and/or agents.
- Provides initial counseling, assessment and investigation to exposed employees. Provides post-exposure follow-up and counseling.
- Works with Infectious Disease to coordinate appropriate prophylaxis and follow-up testing after exposure according to CDC and OSHA recommendations.
Implements and evaluates the Employee Health Program:
- Develops and presents educational programs concerning employee health practices and issues when appropriate.
- Conducts employee training on employee health at new employee orientation.
- Keeps informed of new developments in nursing, employee health and infection control through membership of professional organizations.
The Must-Haves
Minimum:
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Health Care Provider
Licensed Registered Nursing through the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
Your extras
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Simple things make the difference.
1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
