RN - Employee Health (UTICA, NY)
Utica, New York
Health system employer
Still listed, seen last week · Posted Aug 25 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 40 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- Practice
- Non-union
- Setting
- Occupational Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in New York is $40/hr, across 878 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
The RN - Employee Health provides assessment and reassessment of occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses. Develops and coordinates employee health education and wellness programs for the Hospital. Participates in performance improvement activities.
Core Job Responsibilities
Determines real and potential health problems and hazards within the work environment that influence the health and safety of workers. Collaborates with management and other members of the occupational health team to formulate appropriate responses to identified problems. Utilizes outside resources when they are not available within the organization.
Promotes professional rapport with employees. Assist with monitoring of incident reports involving employees. Provides health counseling to employees.
Read the full posting
May need to schedule pre-employment physical examinations and routine annual health screening for employees, students and “special program workers” Maintains precise records of each employee’s health history, results of annual screening, lost work time due to illness or injury, physician permission for employees to return to work, etc. Provides nursing care to employees (blood pressure testing, Mantoux tests, assessment of employees becoming ill or injured at work, referral of employees to physician or health department, etc.) Contacts employees absent from work due to health reasons, to ascertain nature and expected duration of condition. Notifies appropriate departments of extended health related absenteeism in order for disability and FMLA benefits to be requested. Notifies appropriate department of employee’s return to work.
Monitors employee absences related to infection. Serves on Infection Prevention Committee and others as needed. Performs occupational exposure test counseling as needed for employees.
Assists with the Respiratory Protection Program and “Fit Testing” of employees. Performs related duties as assigned.
Education/Experience Requirements
Required
Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse Program. Minimum three years’ experience in nursing (hospital, industrial, physician office, etc.)
Licensure/Certification Requirements
Required
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in New York State.
Disclaimer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.
Job Details
Req Id 98709
Department EMPLOYEE HLTH
Shift Days
Shift Hours Worked 8.50
FTE 1.0
Work Schedule HRLY NON-UNION-8 HR
Employee Status A1 - Full-Time
Union Non-Union
Pay Range $29.78 - $50.05 Per Hour
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“Education/Experience Requirements Required: Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse Program. Minimum three years’ experience in nursing (hospital, industrial, physician office, etc.) Licensure/Certification Requi…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- New York State RN License
- Required:
Place
- City
- Utica, New York
- Rent against this pay
- 18% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $52,484/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
$951 median rent against $5,200 a month at $30/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Utica area index 92.7, where 100 is the national average.
Utica sits in central New York's Mohawk Valley, blending old-world immigrant heritage with a relaxed small-city pace. The city offers affordable living and is anchored by Mohawk Valley Health System's modern downtown hospital campus.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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