Occupational Health Nurse Consultant

Company: ScionHealth
Location: Conroe
Posted on: April 15, 2025

Job Description:

Occupational Health Nurse Consultant at ScionHealth summary:
The Occupational Health Nurse Consultant plays a crucial role in managing the health of employees, particularly those with infectious and immune-suppressed conditions. This position involves implementing an effective infection control program aligned with regulatory standards and consulting with healthcare staff to enhance patient recovery in a specialty hospital setting. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in nursing, current RN license, and experience in critical care nursing and infection control.
Description

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees' adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

As an Infection Control - Employee Health Nurse / RN you will:

• Consult with physicians, managers, and staff for the management of infectious and/or immune-suppressed patients.
• Implements an effective hospital-wide infection control program in keeping with Centers for Disease Control (CDC), JCAHO, and other regulatory agencies.
• Directs all functions of the Employee Health program. Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in nursing or healthcare related field.
  • Master's degree in clinical specialty preferred.
  • Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute for education requirements.
  • Current State RN license required.
  • ICP or related certification preferred.
  • Minimum of 1 year clinical experience in medical-surgical or critical care nursing.
  • Experience in Infection Control with basic knowledge of the principles of epidemiology and inctions, diseases, sterilization, sanitation, and disinfection practice preferred.
  • Experience in handling employee health preferred.
    
    Keywords:
    Occupational Health Nurse, Infection Control, Employee Health, Healthcare Consulting, Critical Care Nursing, Patient Recovery, Nurse Consultant, Clinical Nurse, Epidemiology, Chronic Illness Management
    

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