Job Details: Salary Range: Undisclosed, Perform the functions and duties necessary to ensure employees meet and maintain the regulatory and physical health requirements to support the facility needs. Provide initial screening, ongoing job-related health maintenance, injury reporting, tracking, and required record keeping. Interacts with Workers Compensation Carrier, state and federal agencies, and accrediting bodies as required. Primary Duties Pre-employment health history evaluation including susceptibility to communicable disease (MMR, varicella, hepatitis B), immunization status, pregnancy, compromised immune status, absence of infectious disease, and/or latex sensitivity Medical history assessing communicable disease history and conditions that increase risk (e.g., long-term steroid therapy, immunocompromise) Assesses tuberculosis status and provide skin testing and follow-up as needed Provide antibody titer testing Evaluate changes in employee health status as needed Outbreak and exposure evaluation: Evaluate employee susceptibility to disease, type and duration of exposure, availability of prophylaxis Recommends communicable disease work restrictions based on published accepted standards. In conjunction with the clinical director, facilitate communicable disease and blood borne pathogen exposure treatment and provide follow-up counseling and testing Assesses TB exposures and provides follow-up testing and referral as needed Monitor and repot TB sero-conversions Monitor compliance with prophylaxis medications Send employee health records to human resources Educate employees about immunizations Provide immunizations Track series immunizations and provide as needed Monitor exposures and provide prophylaxis treatment as needed Complete exposure lab draws for employee Review exposure results on patients and employees Inform employee of results Provide repeat lab draws with serial testing / tracking (6wk, 12wk, 6 month, 12 month) Provide exposure education for employees and patients Maintain OSHA 300/301 Log Provide OSHA log for posting annually Complete reporting for employee injuries / exposures / lost days / restricted days. Track lost time related to injuries Maintain needle stick log Maintain exposure log Maintain employee injury log Maintain employee illness log Compile employee health reports Report employee health activities to the Infection Control and Environment of Care Committees Monitor community and personnel outbreaks Track employees with repeat injuries, communicate with director / VP File injuries / exposures with Workers Compensation Provider Evaluate and trend notice only injury reports Communicate with employee and their insurance case worker Track progress of injured employee through Concentra Monitor work restrictions, advise directors / human resources of employee clearance to return to work Screen employees at work and advise pharmacy if medication may be dispensed to employee on the clock Develop and update employee health policies and procedures Keep current with CDC guidelines  Qualifications: Education: Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nursing program. Licensure/ Certification: Current state nursing license for the state of Arkansas or  Licensure from a state within the Nursing Compact. Current BLS certification required within 30 days of employment. Experience: 1 year experience as a nurse. Prefer at least year experience in employee health and workman's comp.