Employee Health Nurse | UNC Rex HospitalCome be a part of a highly motivated team dedicated to supporting the health, safety, and well-being of our employees. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day while working collaboratively with a team that values teamwork, communication, compassion, and excellence.
Position Highlights- 📍 Fully onsite
- 📅 Monday-Friday
- 🚫 No weekends or holidays required
- 🏥 Clinic or urgent care experience preferred
- 🤝 Collaborative and supportive team environment
About the RoleThe Employee Health Nurse provides comprehensive occupational health services to support the health, safety, and well-being of employees. Responsibilities include:
- Reviewing immunizations for compliance
- Administering vaccines and medications
- Conducting employee health screenings
- Triaging workplace injuries
- Managing workplace exposures and coordinating follow-up care
- Supporting return-to-work and work-restriction processes
- Maintaining accurate and confidential employee health records
- Providing education on occupational health and safety
- Collaborating with Human Resources, Infection Prevention, Risk Management, Safety, and clinical leadership to promote a safe and healthy workplace
If you're looking for a role where you can make a meaningful difference in the health and safety of employees while being part of a collaborative team, we'd love to hear from you.
Summary:
Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others. Oversees daily clinical, clerical & administrative Occupational Health Services (OHS) functions while ensuring institutional & departmental compliance with applicable professional, regulatory & governmental standards. Demonstrates clinical nursing expertise and professional competency through the planning, implementation and management of programs that support the health, safety and well-being of clients. Actively participates in the attainment of Organization's strategic plan, goals and objectives.
Responsibilities:
Oversees daily clinical, clerical & administrative Occupational Health Services (OHS) functions while ensuring institutional & departmental compliance with applicable professional, regulatory & governmental standards.
Consistently and effectively coordinates the daily operations of occupational health programs & services - clinical, clerical and administrative functions - for area of responsibility/operating unit.
Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to foster the provision of effective health, safety and environmental services - anticipates changes and recommends and implements new policies and work improvement initiatives as indicated.
Demonstrates an ethical decision making framework in all activities. Through personal and professional relationships, promotes OHS mission and values and fosters community integration.
Ensures development and maintenance of confidential health records 100% of the time. Effectively coordinates provisions for employee compliance with regulatory requirements.
Ensures development and maintenance of confidential health records 100% of the time. Effectively coordinates provisions for employee compliance with regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates clinical nursing expertise and professional competency through the planning, implementation and management of programs that support the health, safety and well-being of clients.
Demonstrates expertise with provisions of the NC Workers' Compensation Act and serves as a case coordinator for all claims at operating unit.
Processes all client logs and associated documents in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with insurance, legal and regulatory requirements.
Other InformationOther information:
Education Requirements:• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Licensure/Certification Requirements:• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• BLS required.
Professional Experience Requirements:• Two years of hands-on clinical nursing experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:• Epidemiology/infection control, toxicology, industrial and environmental hygiene
Job DetailsLegal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: Occupational Employee Health Rex
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $33.37 - $47.97 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.
