RN Employee Health Specialist III at Kaiser Permanente

Atlanta, Georgia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Employee Health Management, Clinical Consultation, Exposure Management, Injury Prevention, Medical Surveillance, Immunization Coordination, Care Management, Regulatory Compliance, Health Education, Workplace Safety, Medical Screening, Case Management

Industry

Medical Practices

Description

Job Summary: Performs standard tasks to support the implementation of employee health services (e.g., clinical consultations, outbreak measures, exposure management, injury prevention and follow-up, employee education) and ongoing programs that assure health and safety of employees (e.g., exposure control plans, medical screenings, immunizations). Organizes employee immunization and screening records to assess compliance with federal, state, and organizational requirements, contacting employees for cases of non-compliance. Serves on internal and local committees that promote employee health, providing support to committees on issues related to employee health services and safety. Helps with outreach to employees across the organization to encourage participation in health promotion activities and education programs. Implements and promotes training and initiatives that promote employee health, injury prevention, and/or workplace safety. Provides consultation to employees and managers regarding standard and nonstandard employee health and safety issues. Performs standard and nonstandard care management for employees at risk for communicable disease exposure. May provide medical surveillance, screenings, and immunizations for employee health programs with limited supervision, assessing and documenting the results of medical tests/screens depending on region/market. Essential Responsibilities: Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members. Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; influences others through technical explanations and examples. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Supports and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome. Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensures all procedures and policies are followed; leverages an understanding of data and resources to support projects or initiatives. Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team. Provides employee health clinical services by: performing standard and nonstandard care management (e.g., assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation) for employees at risk for communicable disease exposure; providing medical surveillance, screenings, and immunizations under limited supervision for employee health programs; and assessing results of routine medical tests, documenting findings, and forwarding unusual results to senior team members and/or employee health physicians. Participates in committee service to support employee health by: serving as a member on internal andlocal committees that promote, protect, and advocate for employee health and well-being; and providing support to committees within the organization for issues relating to employee health services and safety. Contributes to engagement in employee health education and training by: helping with outreach to employees across the organization to encourage participation in health promotion activities and education programs (e.g., exercise, stress management, smoking cessation); implementing and promoting training or initiatives that promote employee health, injury prevention, and/or workplace safety; providing education and consultation to employees and managers regarding standard and non-standard employee health and safety issues (e.g., policy interpretation, immunization information, testing and follow-up management, work restrictions related to disease exposure, ergonomic issues) with limited supervision; and seeking opportunities to attend workshops and programs to continue self-development of knowledge related to employee health and safety issues with supervisor support. Contributes to employee health programs by: performing standard tasks (e.g., coordinating clerical activities) to support employee health services including clinical consultations, outbreak measures, exposure management, injury prevention and follow-up, and employee education; understanding department specific standards for each service or department; participating in tiered huddles, rounding activities, and cross-discipline communication to identify and address concerns related to safety, staffing, resource allocation, and operational and compliance issues; and completing assigned work to support ongoing programs that assure health and safety of employees (e.g., exposure control plans, medical screenings, immunizations, ergonomics). Supports organizational compliance with legislation and regulations by: organizing records for employee immunizations and screenings to assess compliance with federal, state, and organizational requirements; contacting and scheduling appointments for employees who lack compliance with federal, state, and organization requirements regarding immunizations and testing with limited supervision; and assisting preparation of employment-related medical records for audits and inspections. Minimum Qualifications: Minimum five (5) years of experience in nursing in employee health, public health, or a directly related field (can include advance practice residency, but not the residency associated with the education). Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, which includes either an Associates degree in Nursing, a Bachelors degree in Nursing, a Masters degree in Nursing, a Doctorate degree in Nursing, or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Basic Life Support within 1 months of hire from American Heart Association OR CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers within 1 months of hire Registered Professional Nurse License (Georgia)

Responsibilities

Implements employee health services including clinical consultations, outbreak measures, and medical screenings to ensure staff safety. Coordinates immunization records and provides education on injury prevention and workplace safety compliance.