Nurse Practitioner IV
20730 Valley Green Drive, VG02 Cupertino, CA 95014 US
Job Description
Target Pay Rate: 70-100.84/hr **salary will be commensurate with experienceÂ
Job Summary:
Client is looking for an Occupational Health Nurse. The purpose of this role is to provide case management for employees and backup occupational health clinical care, including injury care and medical surveillance exams. This position will help champion the implementation of innovative clinical occupational health solutions in order to optimize the health and the performance of client employees.
Description:
• Perform case management of work-related injuries/illnesses to ensure prompt and efficient coordination of care and return-to-work.
• Support questions related to workplace restrictions/limitations.
• Perform initial telephonic or virtual triage of workplace incidents using evidence-based protocols and clinical judgment to determine the most appropriate level of care (e.g., self-care guidance, clinic referral, or urgent care).
• Conduct medical surveillance and fitness-to-work medical evaluations in alignment with regulatory requirements and in collaboration with clinic manager and OH medical director as needed.
• Perform clinicals visits for work-related injuries/illnesses. Duties include obtaining history, physical examination, formulating appropriate assessments and treatment plans, administers vaccines, vision, and other tests as needed, providing feedback and/or follow-up to patients in a timely fashion, and providing appropriate referrals to different specialties and/or subspecialty care in consultation with the medical director.
• Utilize electronic health records (EHR) and occupational health management systems to document clinical visits, maintain medical records, and generate reports for compliance and program evaluation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support workplace incident investigations and mitigation of workplace health hazards.
• Determine work-relatedness and causation of incidents and ensure compliance with federal and state regulations as part of OSHA Recordkeeping.
Key Qualifications:
• RN with current license to practice in California, NP preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience with injury case management in a clinical occupational health setting.
• Strong familiarity with California Workers’ Compensation processes.
• Must have effective diagnostic and decision-making skills in area of Occupational and Environmental Health nursing.
• Experience in implementing evidence-based occupational health programs in global corporate, research, and manufacturing environments.
• Have a working knowledge of federal and state rules and regulations including OSHA, FMLA, ADA, HIPAA and medical recordkeeping.
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple occupational health projects effectively and simultaneously with high standards of professionalism.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in managing occupational health-related incidents.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to collect and interpret data to measure effectiveness of Occupational Health programs.
• Strong computer skills and Telehealth experience is preferred.
• Experience with case management software or platforms (e.g., OHM, Cority) preferred.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
Education & Experience Required:
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of California with an active license and furnishing number is required.
• BLS/CPR certificate is required.
• Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC) is required within 6 months of hire.
Preferred:
• Licensed as an Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner in the State of California is preferred.
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse-S (COHN-S) is preferred.
• Graduate of a masters’ level nurse practitioner program with an emphasis in Occupational Health nursing is preferred.
• Master’s degree in Public Health degree is preferred.
• Case Management certification is preferred.
• NIOSH-approved Spirometry certification is preferred
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