Medical Clinic and Employee Health Supervisor - NURSE III

• Individual dignity and respect.
• Person-centered evidence-based care.
• Trauma informed recovery.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Diversity and inclusion.
• Strong family and community partnerships

• Provides supervisory oversight of the Employee Health Program and supports infection prevention efforts across the facility.
• Works in close collaboration with the hospitals Infection Preventionist following professional infection control guidance and guidance from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). This includes performing new healthcare worker onboarding health screenings conducting ongoing illness surveillance contact tracing vaccination administration and return-to-work decisions.
• Ensures that all Employee Health and infection prevention services are delivered in compliance with CDC CDPHE OSHA and facility standards.
• Supervises the Employee Health Program to ensure consistent and compliant service delivery aligned with regulatory and facility standards and hospital policy.
• Conducts onboarding health screenings for new employees including TB testing immunization review and baseline health assessments.
• Administers vaccinations to staff (e.g. COVID-19 Hepatitis B and Influenza) and maintains appropriate documentation and compliance tracking.
• Performs and interprets TB tests; determines whether retesting follow-up diagnostics or medical referral is necessary. Consults with the hospital Infection Preventionist when necessary for guidance.
• Conducts N95 fit testing during on-boarding and annually and as needed to ensure staff compliance with respiratory protection requirements.
• Screens staff and patients for illness on an ongoing basis assessing symptoms of communicable diseases (e.g. COVID-19 influenza) and implementing appropriate precautions. Consults with and informs the hospital Infection Preventionist whenever illness trends or outbreak concerns are identified.
• Performs contact tracing for suspected or confirmed exposures in coordination with the Infection Preventionist and initiates necessary containment procedures according to the guidance.
• Makes process-level return-to-work decisions for ill or exposed employees based on current CDPHE CDC provider guidance hospital Infection Preventionist and facility protocols.
• Maintains secure and compliant documentation of Employee Health encounters and communicable disease tracking activities.
• Participates in outbreak investigation and supports facility-wide infection control strategies under the guidance of the Infection Preventionist.
• Participates in safety investigations audits or root cause analysis related to clinic practices or infection control concerns.
• Tracks public health advisories and designs or adjusts workflows and processes based on state and national guidance.
• Supports Infection Preventionist in education and outreach efforts to reinforce best practices in infection control and disease prevention.
• Collaborates with the Infection Preventionist when changes or updates in the CDC OSHA and/or local public health guidance is identified and prior to making changes to current Infection Control and or Employee Health practices within the Medical Clinic and Employee Health programs (such as TB guidance employee health screenings annual flu vaccine program etc.).

• Provides formal supervision and clinical leadership to nursing and ancillary staff assigned to the Medical Clinic and Employee Health. This includes conducting performance planning and evaluations ensuring staff competency providing mentorship and re-education as needed and addressing performance concerns in coordination with the Medical and Ancillary Programs Manager and Human Resources and resolve grievances.
• Monitors the quality of clinical practice participates in onboarding and orientation of new staff and collaborates with the Staff Development team to ensure ongoing professional growth skills validation and alignment with facility standards of care.
• Provides direct supervisory oversight to one or more additional ancillary or clinical service programs as assigned.
• Directly supervises and evaluates assigned nursing and ancillary staff within the Medical Clinic Employee Health programs and one or more additional assigned ancillary or clinical service areas.
• Provides structured supervision through regular one-on-one meetings ongoing coaching and annual performance evaluations.
• Collaborates with the Medical and Ancillary Nurse Programs Manager and Human Resources to develop and implement performance improvement plans when appropriate.
• Ensures that new staff receive appropriate onboarding orientation and initial competency validation.
• Conducts ongoing assessment of staff competencies including charting procedures documentation practices and infection control adherence.
• Provides direct observation and feedback on clinical practice to promote safety patient-centered care and regulatory compliance.
• Identifies training needs and provides re-education mentoring or referral to Staff Development as appropriate.
• Exercise work leader and unit supervisory role by assigning daily responsibilities monitoring workflow and ensuring adherence to clinic standards.
• Serves as a clinical resource for complex or unfamiliar procedures and supports staff in applying standards of care in unique or challenging situations.
• Supports a positive accountable and growth-focused culture among Medical Clinic and other Medical Services team members.
• Coordinates with the medical and ancillary programs manager to ensure Medical clinic and other supervised programs align with broader hospital systems and initiatives.

• Provides oversight and operational support for one or more ancillary or clinical service programs (e.g. electroencephalogram radiology or support services) within the Medical Services Section as assigned. Assigned programs may vary based on organizational needs. Responsibilities include supervision of staff ensuring compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards and collaborating with program leads to optimize service delivery performance and patient care outcomes.
• Assists the Medical Services Section with clinical and administrative tasks across all programs as needed.
• Provides backup coverage for Medical Services staff including program assistants infection preventionist nurse manager laboratory central medical supply sterile processing and other support services to ensure continuity during scheduled and unscheduled absences.
• Assists with outside medical case management including obtaining updates on patients hospitalized offsite and relaying information to the Medical Director and other stakeholders. May also assist with reception duties phone triage scheduling support and responding to general inquiries.

• Due to the juvenile population served at the MHI facilities incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age.

• Previous State employee

• Leadership & Supervision of clinical staff with the ability to manage day-to-day operations of a Medical Clinic and cross-coverage within the Medical Services Department

• Clinic operations management (skill in organizing and running multiple concurrent clinic services)

• Employee Health oversight (knowledge of health screenings respiratory fit testing protocols immunization requirements and compliance documentation)

• Infection Prevention & Public Health Response (experience with contact tracing and implementing infection control measures in accordance with guidance)

• Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• Regulatory compliance - thorough understanding of Joint Commission standards CDC and state health regulations and ability to ensure compliance in all service areas.

• Flexibility to provide cross-coverage in other Medical Services sections to maintain operational continuity

• Ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and adapt to changing priorities in a hospital setting

• Data management (competency in maintaining accurate health records tracking compliance and using electronic health record (EHR) and scheduling

• Associates or Bachelors Degree in Nursing from an accredited program required with progressive registered nursing experience

• Registered nursing experience that includes both clinical care delivery and administrative/supervisory responsibilities.

• Experience in behavioral / mental health.

• Oversight or coordination of employee health services including health screenings respiratory fit testing immunization and communicable disease exposure response.

• Scheduling and coordination of specialty clinics (ophthalmology podiatry) and vendor/consultant interactions.

• Infection prevention and control practices including contact tracing and outbreak response.

• Direct staff supervision performance management and workflow oversight within a healthcare environment.

Conditions of Employment:

• Will share on-call responsibilities within the Medical Clinic
• Full background check and reference check required
• 2-Step TB test Annual influenza and other vaccinations as required by the State of Colorado
• Shift work- may be required to work days evenings and nights
• Use Handling or Exposure to hazardous materials May be exposed to environmental cleaning solutions
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position (3) provide the employee number from the applicants prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS
  
  

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email () postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street 4th Floor Denver CO 80203) or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action.

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