Job Description

ECU Health

About ECU Health

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations.

The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and performs health screens, drug screens, and surveillance activity as required by contracted company's contract and policies and regulatory agency requirements.
• Conducts health screening and surveillance activities including occupational and environmental health histories and health assessments.
• Identifies the scope and distribution of occupational and environmental disease and injury occurrences using individual history health assessments and other aggregate data.
• Collaborates with others to implement prevention and control strategies designed to maintain employee health and safety.
• Reviews health history and performs biometric, vital assessments, EKG's, specimen collection and phlebotomy as indicated.
• Assesses health status as it relates to physical demands of particular job and fitness for duty.
• Determines necessity for follow-up with Occupational Health MD or outside referral. Provides Medical Evaluation forms or makes appointments as indicated.
• Perform drug screenings per company policies.
   

Minimum Requirements

• Associate college degree in Nursing with current NC RN license required- or higher.
• 2-3 years experience required in emergency nursing, general med-surgery nursing, occupational health, public health or infection control.
• Occupational health and/or work comp experience preferred. Pulmonary Function Testing certification and Audiometric certification must be obtained within 3-6 months of employment.
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse through ABOHN may substitute for one year of required experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.