LPN-Occupational Health

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

WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group Baraboo

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

An onsite occupational health nurse is a registered nurse who works within organizations to enhance employee health and safety. Their responsibilities include:

• Promoting wellness and preventing workplace injuries and illnesses
• Responding to health emergencies on-site .
• Improving workplace safety and creating healthier workforces
• Supporting effective medical management to prevent illnesses and injuries .
• Providing health, safety, and wellness services to onsite workers

Schedule:

Mon: IFF 8-11

Tues: IFF 2-5pm

Wed: IFF 2-5pm

Thurs: IFF 8-11

Fri: IFF 8-11am

Location: 3329 Agriculture Dr, Madison, WI

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

• Designs and implements training programs to ensure employee safety in the office.
• Monitors trends and causes of employee safety events and works with colleagues to identify areas of safety risk.
• Completes and/or coordinates completion of reports as required by state and federal agencies and the organization as it relates to OSHA, Worker's Compensation, Infection Control, Environment of Care.
• Educates nurses about employee safety protocol and communicates any changes.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. 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.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

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

EXPERIENCE

• One year licensed practical nurse experience

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
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Issued by Compact State

Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

SSM St Clare Hosp OM

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
24

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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