- Perform new employee health assessments (include health history and immunization review, TB skin testing, and providing influenza vaccination as appropriate.)
- Perform annual health assessment TB skin testing for all employees and volunteers, provide Hepatitis B series, Pneumovax, and Influenza Vaccinations as appropriate.
- Assess Employees/Volunteers for fitness to return into work post medical disability
- Provide evaluation and first aid treatment of all occupational injuries, triaging out to Worker's comp Provider or Ed as needed.
- Working with employees, personal physicians, and third party Worker's Comp Provider to control financial and staffing impact of work related and no-work related illness and injuries.
- Provide evaluation/ first aid of all ill employees during work hours for medical needs, triaging home or to ED as needed.
- Insure compliance with employee health regulations from DOH, OSHA, CARF and JCAHO.
- Maintain accurate and confidential employee health information in medical database.
- Promote wellness and healthy lifestyle choices through handouts, literature and participating in the Wellness Fair
- Assess and appropriately TB test employee, students and volunteers after performing facility risk assessment.
- Review health information for clearing New Vision Students yearly, and provide support to instructor as needed for educational health needs.
- Develop and manage annual health budget for Employee Health
- Responsible for submitting DOH Influenza vaccine report as requested by DOH throughout Flu season
- Assure strict adherence to all IC policies and procedures.
- Work with Human Resource on Disability and Workmen Compensation cases for tracking and reporting.
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- System-wide consultation on patient care practices, supplies and equipment.
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- Defines and ensures adherence to transmission -based precautions.
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Occupational and Environmental Safety Manager - Rochester, United States - St. Ann's Community
Description
St.Ann's, a Rochester Top Workplace for 2020, has served our aging population for almost 150 years We are looking to add to our Employee Health department, and currently looking for an Occupational and Environmental Safety Manager.
JOB PURPOSE:
The primary purpose of your job is to identify and reduce the risks of acquiring and transmitting infections among elders, employees, contract service workers, volunteers, students and visitors.
This includes surveillance, prevention and control of infections covering a broad range of processes and activities, both direct resident care and resident care support that are coordinated and carried out by the organization.
Additionally, to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate activities relating to Employee Health and to provide high quality, cost effective occupational health services to all employees and volunteers; to advocate for the promotion of a safe and healthy working environment within SAC while ensuring that all employees and prospective employees meet the physical and medical regulatory requirements for their jobs.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Occupational Health and Safety:
Infection Prevention:
REQUIREMENTS
Current NYS licensure as Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Minimum 2 years recent experience in occupational health, safety, and infection prevention. Must have inflectional control experience or be willing to obtain Infection Certification in the first year of employment
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