Occupational Health RN/LPN/MA / IHES at Falcon Health Center / Full Time

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number – you're a vital part of a team making a real difference. 

Occupational Health RN/LPN/MA / IHES at Falcon Health Center / Full Time

Under the direction of the Department Director and the Medical Staff, the RN assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, environment, treatment and modalities and interdisciplinary collaboration. In addition, will provide care and professional excellence by implementing the employee health program of Wood County Hospital and the delivery of basic employee health services. This individual provides superior customer service with the goal of exceeding customer expectations through innovation, initiative and courtesy.

Job Duties:

• Identifies and assesses patient needs/problems, triages, and documents nursing care supported by assessment data.
• Assists providers with procedures, exercises nursing clinical skills and administers medications.
• Obtains proper approval from Managed Care Organizations, Employers, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, and Third-Party Administrators for further treatment of the patient, specialty referrals, rehabilitation, etc. in order to expedite and facilitate appropriate care.
• Interprets lab values, responds appropriately, and reports abnormalities to providers and carries out medical orders.
• Evaluates and modifies plan of care based on observable response of patient.
• Maintains effective and timely verbal and written communication with clinic and medical staff, employer, Managed Care Organization, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Third Party Administrator, and employees regarding the scheduling, treatment, follow-up, status and disposition of each case.
• Assists in planning for the reintegration of the injured worker into the worksite with provider, employee and employer in returning employee to regular work duties.
• Coordinates work restrictions, set by the provider, with the employee and employer.
• Conducts testing and specimen collections including: urine, drug screens, breath alcohol tests, respirator fit testing, pulmonary function testing, audiograms, and vision testing in accordance with regulatory standards and guidelines.

Minimum Requirements:

• Licensed RN or LPN in the state of Ohio
• Certified or Registered MA

Benefit Summary:

Join our team, and you’ll have access to a cutting-edge facility with state-of-the-art technology. You’ll also interact with some of the region's top notch healthcare professionals. You’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career.

We’ll also reward your hard work with:

• Great health, dental and vision plans

• Competitive wages

• Prescription drug coverage

• Flexible spending accounts

• Life insurance w/AD&D

• Generous short term and long-term disability plans

• Employer-matched 403(b)

• Employer sponsored cash balance pension plan

• Vacation and Holiday time

• Generous tuition reimbursement

• And a lot more!