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RN Employee Health Specialist III Hybrid Washington State
At Kaiser Permanente our nurses are leaders, clinicians, researchers, innovators, and scientists who are contributing toward being an industry-leading voice for advancing evidence-based care. Whether supporting the patient directly in our hospitals or clinics, providing care at home, serving our patients through innovative virtual technology, or managing care delivery teams, Kaiser Permanente nurses utilize scientific evidence and our integrated care model to optimize the total health of our members and the communities we serve. We invite nurses who are passionate about nursing excellence, high-quality compassionate care delivery, professionalism, integrity, teamwork and patient and family centeredness to join our teams so that we can continue to sustain and build upon our culture of excellence.
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Job Schedule: Full-time
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
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Shift: Day
Success Profile
We’re looking for Nurse Leaders who possess the following traits.
- Collaborative
- Compassionate
- Flexible
- Leadership
- Socially Conscientious
- Trustworthy
Benefits
We offer several benefits to our nurses.
Our Culture
At Kaiser Permanente, we cultivate an environment of compassion, integrity, trust, and open communication that helps our teams do their best work. We believe that lifelong learning will expand our knowledge so we can better serve our patients. Our practice is rooted in research and evidence-based care. Our nurses reflect the rich diversity of our members and communities and provide culturally responsive and competent care that promotes understanding of our members needs and preferences. At Kaiser Permanente, nurses are highly skilled professionals who exemplify leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving and deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.
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I chose Kaiser Permanente because their staff and providers really show that they care about you. Also, throughout my 12 years of working here I’m always learning something new, and I’ve had many opportunities for growth and development.
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Working as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente has allowed me the perfect flexible schedule so that I can volunteer as Girl Scout Leader and room parent for both my children. My kids know that I am a hardworking mother who can provide, as well as a mom who can be present and be there for them – and that means everything to me.
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Working for Kaiser Permanente has allowed me to take control of my future and make my goals a possibility. I feel that Kaiser Permanente allows me to keep climbing and moving. Having that ability truly makes me feel empowered.
RN Employee Health Specialist III Hybrid Washington State
Performs standard tasks to support the implementation of employee health services (e.g., clinical consultations, outbreak measures, exposure management, injury prevention and follow-up, employee education) and ongoing programs that assure health and safety of employees (e.g., exposure control plans, medical screenings, immunizations). Organizes employee immunization and screening records to assess compliance with federal, state, and organizational requirements, contacting employees for cases of non-compliance. Serves on internal and local committees that promote employee health, providing support to committees on issues related to employee health services and safety. Helps with outreach to employees across the organization to encourage participation in health promotion activities and education programs. Implements and promotes training and initiatives that promote employee health, injury prevention, and/or workplace safety. Provides consultation to employees and managers regarding standard and nonstandard employee health and safety issues. Performs standard and nonstandard care management for employees at risk for communicable disease exposure. May provide medical surveillance, screenings, and immunizations for employee health programs with limited supervision, assessing and documenting the results of medical tests/screens depending on region/market.
- Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members. Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; influences others through technical explanations and examples. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Supports and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.
- Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensures all procedures and policies are followed; leverages an understanding of data and resources to support projects or initiatives. Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team.
- Provides employee health clinical services by: performing standard and nonstandard care management (e.g., assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation) for employees at risk for communicable disease exposure; providing medical surveillance, screenings, and immunizations under limited supervision for employee health programs; and assessing results of routine medical tests, documenting findings, and forwarding unusual results to senior team members and/or employee health physicians.
- Participates in committee service to support employee health by: serving as a member on internal andlocal committees that promote, protect, and advocate for employee health and well-being; and providing support to committees within the organization for issues relating to employee health services and safety.
- Contributes to engagement in employee health education and training by: helping with outreach to employees across the organization to encourage participation in health promotion activities and education programs (e.g., exercise, stress management, smoking cessation); implementing and promoting training or initiatives that promote employee health, injury prevention, and/or workplace safety; providing education and consultation to employees and managers regarding standard and non-standard employee health and safety issues (e.g., policy interpretation, immunization information, testing and follow-up management, work restrictions related to disease exposure, ergonomic issues) with limited supervision; and seeking opportunities to attend workshops and programs to continue self-development of knowledge related to employee health and safety issues with supervisor support.
- Contributes to employee health programs by: performing standard tasks (e.g., coordinating clerical activities) to support employee health services including clinical consultations, outbreak measures, exposure management, injury prevention and follow-up, and employee education; understanding department specific standards for each service or department; participating in tiered huddles, rounding activities, and cross-discipline communication to identify and address concerns related to safety, staffing, resource allocation, and operational and compliance issues; and completing assigned work to support ongoing programs that assure health and safety of employees (e.g., exposure control plans, medical screenings, immunizations, ergonomics).
- Supports organizational compliance with legislation and regulations by: organizing records for employee immunizations and screenings to assess compliance with federal, state, and organizational requirements; contacting and scheduling appointments for employees who lack compliance with federal, state, and organization requirements regarding immunizations and testing with limited supervision; and assisting preparation of employment-related medical records for audits and inspections.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in nursing in employee health, public health, or a directly related field (can include advance practice residency, but not the residency associated with the education).
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, which includes either an Associates degree in Nursing, a Bachelors degree in Nursing, a Masters degree in Nursing, a Doctorate degree in Nursing, or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
- Registered Nurse License (Washington) OR Compact License: Registered Nurse
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers within 1 months of hire OR Basic Life Support within 1 months of hire from American Heart Association
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Critical Facility Operations Knowledge; Issues and Crisis Management; Audits; Compliance Management; Confidentiality; Maintain Files and Records; Knowledge Management; Acts with Compassion; Relationship Building; Delegation; Safety Management; Service Focus; Computer Literacy; Autonomy; Discretion; Member Service; Patient Safety; Medical Waste Management; Medical Sanitation and Infection Control; Disease Classification; Medical Terminology; Bloodborne Pathogen Knowledge; Direct Care - Medication Therapy; Nursing Principles; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Policy; Crisis Management; Health Information Systems; Quality Assurance and Effectiveness; Infection Control; Training; Workplace Safety Awareness
- One (1) year of experience in clinical nursing.
- One (1) year of experience in occupational health care.
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