Occupational Health Nurse

Davita Inc. • Fort Meade, MD, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 4w ago

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Hours of Operation: Typical hours of operation for Occupational Health is 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday (Work eight hours per day with a one-hour lunch break).

Core Duties:

Administers a comprehensive nurse-oriented occupational health service in compliance with program elements as outlined in Army Regulation 40-5 (PAM 40-11) and OSHA requirements. Such as job occupational and non-occupational disorders, illness/absence control, communicable disease clearance, hearing and vision conservation programs, health education and counseling services, job related immunizations, respiratory protection program, chronic disease surveillance, epidemiological investigation of occupational illness and injury, and maintenance of medical and administrative reports.
Elicits histories and performs physical examinations as related to occupational hazards, patient's history, and/or fitness requirements of the work assignment.
Identifies, orders, reviews and interprets examination test results; discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of physical, emotional, or mental problems, and make recommendations for hire/retention.
Makes recommendations for and provide immunizations in accordance with immunization practices prescribed by Center for Disease Control, job requirement, Occupational Health medical surveillance matrix, and physician's guidance.
Collaborates with the physician preceptor of employees with selected or complex problems, initiates referrals when appropriate, and coordinates health care aspects as required.
Collaborates on formulation of OHN program policies, goals, objectives and standards.
Insures uniform application of all administrative and technical operative policies and procedures.
Conducts an internal medical records review of completed nursing services offered to assure efficiency and effectiveness of OH nursing program by randomly selected five co-workers on a monthly basis followed by OH SOP.

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