RN Occupational Health

Spectrum Healthcare Resources has a full time opportunity for an Occupational Health RN for White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces New Mexico.

Job Requirements:

• Degree/Education: A diploma associate degree or bachelors degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program and possession of at least one full year of professional nursing experience which includes performing occupational or routine patient assessments educating individuals or groups on occupational health topics and assisting with coordination of occupational health programs.
• Licensure/Registration: Maintain an active valid current and unrestricted license (with no limitations stipulations or pending adverse actions) to practice nursing as a registered nurse in any US state/jurisdiction.
• BLS through American Heart Association
• Experience:Minimum 1 year experience in Occupational Health or related area such as public health/community health outpatient clinic school nursing or physician office nursing
• Recent clinical experience required

Duty Summary: Utilizing major components of occupational health management ensures health care interventions for individuals to achieve occupation health management compliance improve overall quality of life and reduced healthcare costs.

• Works with base personnel (DPCLC) on medically disqualified compensation and limited duty programs. Assist in the investigations of illness and injuries for both active-duty military and civilian personnel. Supports Occupational Medicine Services (OMS) Aerospace Medicine and Civilian Personnel on coordination and compilation of compensation data relevant to adjudicating and/or controverting compensation claims.
• Strongly preferred working knowledge of the military health care system including TRICARE health benefits. Applies knowledge of military health care system including TRICARE health benefits or a working knowledge of the principles of fee-for-services preferred provider network and managed care/HMO organizations.
• Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources and make appropriate clinical decisions.
• Coordinates patient care through a continuum and facilitates the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care quality and cost effectiveness.
• Ensures compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies procedures and guidelines used in the medical treatment facility. Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Assesses patient needs telephonically.
• Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization. Effectively uses appropriate communication format in addressing professional issues.
• Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation both written and electronic of all activity including telephone contacts in accordance with requirements.
• Makes referral appointments and arranges specialty care as appropriate.
• Skill in setting up operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as cardiac monitoring devices EKG units oxygen analyzers nebulizers and other clinic specific equipment.
• Performs/assists with procedures such as bladder catheterizations administration of oxygen visual acuity tests EKGs irrigation of eyes and ears tympanograms splinting phlebotomy and other clinic specific procedures in accordance with established protocols.
• May be required to work various shifts or augment clinical nursing support during the absence of other team nurses due to illness leave or deployment.
• Ensures a safe work environment employee safe work habits and patient safety IAW regulatory agencies infection control policies and process improvement initiatives.

Position Highlights:

• Emphasis on work-life balance low stress environment focusing on employeehealth
• Monday -Friday 7:00 am-4:30 pm
• Freedom from evening holiday and on-call responsibilities
  
• Care for federal employees not the general public

For More Information Contact:

Melani B. Alper

Spectrum Healthcare Resources

Company Overview:

Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Militaryand VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities VA clinicsand other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services firm SHR isthe military staffing division of TeamHealth a Nationwide organizationthat serves 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9600 affiliated health care professionals.

EOE/Disabled/Veterans