Occupational Health Nurse - Care New England

This position is Per Diem and will be assigned to Kent Hospital

Job Summary:

The Occupational Health Nurse provides nursing care/health education and guidance to hospital employees through a comprehensive employee health program.

Provides first aid/initial assessment for employees who become ill or are injured at work, maintains appropriate records and reporting of work-related illnesses/injuries, and ensures compliance with applicable regulations and programs.

Assists Nurse Practitioner with physicals, tests, and hospital-wide immunizations/ inoculations. Assists in designing and implementing health in-service programs, and develops protocols to monitor employee health and pre-vent employee work-related accidents and illness.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred.
• Current licensure as a professional nurse in the State of Rhode Island required.
• Minimum of one to three years of clinical experience in a hospital environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills and proficiency in personal computer data management.

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions; Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, and our Wellness Center, are trusted organizations fueling the latest advances in medical research, attracting top specialty-trained doctors, and honing renowned services and innovative programs to engage in the important discussions people need to have about their health.

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.