Job Summary  

We are looking for a per diem Occupational Health Nurse to support medical and safety efforts at large scale construction site located in Boise, ID. This project is anticipated to last multiple years with exact timing to be determined by client requirements. 

The Occupational Health Nurse employs best practices that require early intervention and the setting of realistic expectations for disability duration, return-to-work, and return to functionality. Care coordination is a collaborative process that promotes quality of health care, client empowerment, and cost containment by supporting proactive intervention and reducing redundancies.

The Occupational Health Nurse is responsible for providing injury and illness case management and assisting with other occupational and environmental health services, as needed, while maintaining a professional and patient centered approach in an occupational setting. Travel to participate in Company initiatives can be supported as needed. 

 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Provides medical care to clinic patients as requested/needed, and within the RN scope of practice, following treatment care guidelines set forth by the occupational health director.   Evaluation, treatment, and case management of occupational illnesses and injuries and referring cases to providers  Assist providers in managing, coordinating, documentation of Workers Comp claims & communicates with Client’s WC claims carrier as needed.   Maintain Electronic Medical Record (EMR- Cority) and ensures complete & accurate documentation   Performs regulatory testing including but not limited to: Respiratory medical evaluation, spirometry, audiometry, vision tests, urine test, EKG, immunizations, blood draws, stress test, MicroFit, heat stress  May perform First Aid, CPR, AED, and other training as necessary  Assist with Outage scheduling  May be assigned to the night shift or weekend work during the outage  Provides preventive health education to employees as needed within scope of practice.  Maintains clinic utilization reports - clinic encounters, first aid injuries, Workers' Compensation claims, supply inventory, equipment calibration & inventory  Participates in general flow of clinic operations (answers phones, checks email, medical records, scheduling, filing, copying charts, traffic control).  Maintain clinic’s medical & office supplies in collaboration with ancillary staff   Maintains communication with the Clinic Medical Director, Account manager, Team Lead & client as necessary  Ensures that employees have appropriate return-to-work clearances.  Coordinates employee exams &medical surveillance   Other duties as assigned or those duties that may be required as management deems necessary.