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General Purpose of Job:
Works with the Occupational Health Nurse to ensure the health and safety of the employees. Administrative management of work related injury/illness employee claims.
Specific job duties include assessment of work-related injuries, exposures and illness; first aid and triage of injured employees, injury investigations, claims reporting; other duties include phlebotomy procedures, immunizations, testing. Promotes safety and infection control, clerical duties as needed, onboarding, compliance notifications, reviews lab results, correspondence as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Must have reliable transportation and a clear, unrestricted driver's license.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.
Manages Employee Exposures and Illness
- Initiates new employee and volunteer laboratory screening and testing required by hospital policy.
- Administers immunizations per DHS Immunization Policy
- Follows up with all abnormal lab values promptly and offers appropriate vaccines if necessary.
- Refers employees to private physicians/Health Department as appropriate for illness or abnormal lab results.
- Manages employee blood and body fluid exposures with scheduled HIV and hepatitis testing.
- Performs HIV counseling related to required HIV testing of employees and patients involved in blood and body fluid exposures.
- Counsels' employees exposed to blood borne pathogens on prevention of future exposure.
- Assists in investigation of exposures
Employee Safety and Health
- Administers healthy lifestyle initiatives and programs
- Assesses employee health education needs and suggests education programs and policies for risk reduction.
- Assist employees with minor first aid and health maintenance per standing orders.
- Assist with drafting policies pertaining to employee health to be approved through an appropriate committee.
Worker's Compensation
- Immediate assessment of injured employee, triage, first aid, and referral to medical care as appropriate
- Files claims
- Keeps record of light duty and days away (DART)
- Keeps track of follow up appointments, physical therapy appointments, etc.
- Schedules follow root cause analysis meetings
- Ensures Bonafide job offers for light duty are sent to director and employee and returned as needed
- Helps find light duty assignments for injured workers
- Keeps close contact with injured employees regarding care and injury
- Works closely with 3rd party insurance company
Record Keeping and Reporting
- Maintains accurate health records on employees.
- Maintains records required by regulation or hospital policy
- Completes reports required by regulation or hospital policy
Regulatory Compliance
- Ensures compliance with applicable employee health Joint Commission standards.
- Orients new employees to OSHA requirement for bloodborne pathogens, and other mandatory training.
- Assist with updates on Federal/State employee health regulations as necessary and decimate this information
- Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
- Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
- Demonstrates the ability to use computer/software applications required for the job.
- Demonstrates thoroughness and dependability.
- Demonstrates excellent organizational skills.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks in a busy medical office environment.
- Must be able to effectively communicate and work with patients, families, physicians, and staff.
- Must be able to effectively work as a team member.
- Participates in departmental meetings, in-services, and performance improvement activities.
- Schedule / reschedule patients for necessary appointments.
- Completes the compliance process for new and current employees, volunteers, providers, allied health, etc.,
- Will occasionally drive for Driscoll Health System for hospital business.
- Provides necessary back-up support for the OH staff.
- Processes new hires to include drawing blood, ordering chest xrays, and immunizations as required to meet compliance according to the Immunization Policy.
- Processes lab specimens, labels appropriately, orders correct immunizations based on titer results.
- Prepares labs for shipments if needed.
- Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
- Follows OSHA and CDC guidelines as well as OH Standing Orders.
- Orders necessary equipment and supplies as needed for clinic.
- Maintains temperature records for medication refrigerators in accordance to OSHA and CDC guidelines.
- Triage / first aid for ill or injured employees as a back up to OH RNs.
- File IOJ claims as needed.
- Refer IOJ employee to appropriate medical facility as needed.
- Order IOJ xray per standing order as needed.
- Promotes safety of all personnel.
- Promotes and ensures safe and effective use of equipment for infection control.
- Orders and stocks supplies daily.
Education and/or Experience:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Has completed a Medical Assistant Program and is a certified CMA - Preferred
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Current certification / registration as an MA with in 4 months of hire preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations.
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA).
- Basic Life Support