Registered Nurse-Employee Health

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Highlights:

Make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of those who care for others. As an RN in Employee Health, you'll play a vital role in promoting workforce wellness, managing occupational health programs, supporting injury prevention, and ensuring employees are healthy, safe, and ready to deliver exceptional patient care. This role offers the opportunity to combine clinical expertise, employee advocacy, and preventive care in a collaborative healthcare environment dedicated to supporting its most valuable resource—its people.This role is fully onsite.

• The primary schedule is Mondays, 8:00am–4:00pm.
• Hours may vary depending on new hire orientation volume and needs.
• The role may require coverage on other days (7:00am– 3:30pm) if the full-time RN is out of office.

Preferred Skills

• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Knowledge of vaccination schedules
• Experience with electronic record charting

Job Summary:

Provides health care services to the organization's employees in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides treatment for job related injuries and illnesses.
• Conducts new hire health screenings, respirator fit testing and immunization clinics.
• Ensures compliance with applicable workplace safety laws and regulations. May also conduct safety training programs.
• Provides employee counseling and referrals for occupational injuries and illnesses as well as other health-related matters.
• Monitors trends and causes of employee safety events and works with colleagues to identify areas of safety risk.
• Designs and implements training programs to ensure employee safety in the office.
• Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.
• As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience as an RN

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 

State of Work Location: Missouri 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 
•         Or 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 

 
State of Work Location: Oklahoma 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 
•         Or 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) 

 
State of Work Location: Wisconsin 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 
•         Or 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services 

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8742000033 Employee Health

Scheduled Weekly Hours:0

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