Director Employee Health

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth is seeking a Director Employee Health in Springfield, Oregon.....

The Director of Employee Health is responsible for leadership and supervision of employee health staff, and ensures compliance with all federal, state and local laws and accrediting bodies. Promotes health and safety to prevent caregiver illness and injury. Directs, controls and is accountable for employee health within their assigned facility or community, including PHMG. Develop long and short-term business strategies, operational plans and oversees implementation. Manage the design, structure, development, and planning issues within scope of direction. Responsible for quality, service, and regulatory compliance for areas of responsibility. Demonstrate the Mission, Vision, and Values in the achievement of excellent employee health and infection prevention results. Represents employee health in incident command structure and in collaboration with network executive teams. The Dir Employee Health must ensure that quality and performance improvement activities meet their target conditions. The Dir Employee Health is responsible to adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and standards for their areas and to be continuously ready for any survey on those regulations or standards.

• Provides leadership and strategic direction to the assigned network employee health department and program with oversight of caregiver vaccination program, workers compensation and modified duty programs, ergonomic and safe patient handling initiatives, and OSHA and BLS record keeping and reporting.
• In partnership with the System Director Employee Health and network executive team, leads the community inpatient and outpatient employee health initiatives to ensure excellence, improved caregiver and patient safety, regulatory compliance, and adherence to occupational health guidelines.
• Leads and supports managers, physician leaders, departments, and staff to ensure compliance and understanding of applicable occupational health requirements.
• Manages staffing, scheduling, and performance development of employee health staff.
• Directs and leads in conjunction with infection prevention to monitor emerging infectious diseases to prevent disease transmission. Oversees exposure investigations.
• Directs departmental collaboration with Human Resources to ensure caregiver support and return to work as related to ADA support.
• Supports system standardization, stewardship, and quality improvement in Employee Health,
• Provides direct nursing assessment and care consistent with RN scope of practice, education, experience, license, and certification.
• Provides strategic oversight and compliance for network respiratory protection policy as required by Federal and State OSHA.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Minimum of 7 years Nursing experience.
• Minimum of 5 years Leadership experience in related field.
• Nursing experience in an employee health setting preferred.
• Experience with regulatory agencies and OSHA preferred.
• Registered Nurse
• Required Upon Hire: Basic Life Support
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Case Management preferred.

• Proficiency with computer and MS Office Suite and clinical applications.
• Demonstrated leadership and collaboration.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Clinical assessment and nursing process.

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.
• Predominantly operates in an office environment.
• Some time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $124,924 – $187,366. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

See how PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility.

For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state or federal laws.