Occupational Health Clinic Nurse Open Rank

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department:Occupational Health Environmental Health & Safety

Job Title: Occupational Health Clinic Nurse (Open Rank)

Position #742043: Requisition #: 36561

Job Summary:

This parttime 32hr/week 0.8 FTE) position serves as the Occupational Health Nurse and represents the university in this capacity by focusing on promotion and restoration of health prevention of illness and injury and protection from occupational hazards. Working hours are 4 8hour shifts inperson on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday with a float day Monday or Friday. This position serves multiple University of Colorado communities including researchers animal care providers service personnel and CU Medicine health care professionals. The Occupational Health Nurse provides an integrated approach to delivery of comprehensive quality occupational health services conducting consultative and clinical services for a wide variety of health care research educational and support organizations. The position provides preventive occupational health and medical surveillance services to a robust and dynamic academic biomedical research program that includes providing services to approximately 3000 researchers and staff as well as CU Medicine health care providers and staff.

Key Responsibilities:

The position works closely with and fosters strong working relationships with the research community including the principal investigators laboratory workers graduate students animal care staff researchers using rDNA hazardous materials as well as University Police EHS Facilities personnel Dental School workers and CU Medicine healthcare providers and staff.

80 Patient Support:

• Provides support for the various Occupational Health Program components including immunizations medical surveillance database employee management and occupational health program policy and procedure development.
• Assists with maintenance for the ongoing Qfever medical surveillance program for employees that includes annual medical screening and serology banking of serum and maintenance of recordsrelated to this bank education and surveillance. Works closely with researchers and county and state health departments in reporting and follow up of cases.
• Performs health screening and assessment of infectious diseases acquired from live animals animal tissues excreta and allergens and other health risks associated with laboratory animal care and research activities in collaboration with and advice from medical director. Makes referrals and works with University Risk Management for follow up and treatment.
• Provides patient communication documentation of results and overall surveillance for the hearing conservation program.

20 Clinic Admin Support:

• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of professionals and specialists to identify adverse health exposures in the work environment; design and implement appropriate intervention strategies to improve worker health and safety and establish regulatorybased medical surveillance programs.
• Responsible for clinical documentation on record keeping and communicative platforms.
• Partners with Research Safety and Industrial Hygiene Biosafety and University Risk Management to ensure root cause analysis proper medical referral and follow up with workers reporting workplace injury/exposure related to research.
• Collaborates with the Industrial Hygienist to identify associates that are potentially at risk for exposures and refer workers needing respiratory fit testing.
• Ensures Occupational Health mandated requirements are upheld.
• Stays up to date with new and improved standards for surveillance and treatment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Location:

Onsite this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora Colorado.

Why Join Us:

The Occupational Health division promotes a safe work environment for all by focusing on promotion of health prevention of illness and injury and protection from occupational hazards. We provide an integrated approach to delivery of quality occupational health medical surveillance and clinical services such as health hazard assessment injury/illness investigation vaccines and bloodwork and assuring compliance with legal regulatory and ethical standards.

Why work for the University

We haveAMAZINGbenefits and offerexceptional amounts of holiday vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability Life Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10 of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 10/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

The University of Colorado (CU) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelors degree in biological science nutrition nursing health human services psychology counseling social work or a directly related field from an accredited institution
• A current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Colorado or ability to obtain a Colorado license within 90 days of hiring.
• Senior Minimum 4 years of experience as an RN.
• Intermediate Minimum 2 years of experience as an RN
• Entry Professional Registered Nurse new graduate

A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelors degree on a year for year basis.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recognition as a Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) by the American Board of Occupational Health Nursing.
• Experience in workplace/occupational health issues.
• Experience in providing occupational health services in support of research protocols involving Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health Animal Use Research guidelines.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and orally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Demonstrated commitment and leadership ability to advance diversity and inclusion.
• Knowledge of federal state and local requirements that govern occupational health care and employee health records in an academic institution or health care setting.
• Ability to determine when an MD or supervisor needs to be alerted to situations and which circumstances need Medical advice before proceeding with action.
• Ability to perform phlebotomy vaccinations and patient assessments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in working with researchers healthcare professionals administrators employees environmental health and safety staff and regulatory agencies.
• Excellent computer skills with such programs as Microsoft Office including the ability to write policies and procedures in Word create and maintain spreadsheets with formulas in Excel create presentations in PowerPoint and use Outlook daily for email and time management. Proficient in Epic electronic medical record documentation and use.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain collegial and cooperative relationships with members of the research and animal care staff and Occupational Health EHS divisions and Anschutz Health and Wellness Center staff.
• Ability to represent the department in a highly professional manner.
• Assist management with maintaining Occupational Health clinic inventory ensuring vaccines and supplies are stocked and accounted for appropriately. Ability to research lower cost vaccination and lab services and present to supervisor.
• Assist management and staff with maintaining Occupational Health clinic invoicing.
• Strong organizational time management and attention to detail skills.

How to Apply:

For full consideration please submit the following document(s):

1. A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position

2. Curriculum vitae / Resume

3. Three to five professional references including name address phone number (mobile number if appropriate) and email address

Questions should be directed to: Quinn Brummell

Screening of Applications Begins:

Immediately and continues until position is filled. For best consideration apply by April 18 2025.

Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range or hiring range for this parttime 0.8 FTE) position has been established as:

Entry: $45244 $57551

Intermediate: $49236 $62628

Senior: $53252 $67707

The above salary range or hiring range represents the Universitys good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation depending on the level.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

Total Compensation Calculator: Statement:

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at .

Background Check Statement:

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty staff students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.

Vaccination Statement:

CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID19 virus and othervaccine preventable diseases. If you work visit or volunteer in healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliated hospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz you will be required to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillance policies of the facilities or clinics where you work visit or volunteer respectively. In addition if you work in certain research areas or perform certain safety sensitive job duties you must enroll in theoccupational health medical surveillance program.