Nurse (Occupational Health) Anchorage, Alaska Job at Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA
Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA Anchorage, AK
Overview:
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) is located in Southcentral, Alaska amid picturesque, majestic, snow-capped mountains, lakes, rivers and glaciers. The area abounds with wildlife. Many northern tier states such as Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan have shorter but much colder winters than south central Alaska.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/
Responsibilities:
Provides comprehensive Occupational Medicine nursing care and evaluation for Occupational Medicine beneficiaries to include, military and federal civilian employees. Assesses; develops plans; implements and evaluates nursing care provided to members regarding workplace hazards and exposures; work related injury/illnesses; and monitoring of job specific hazard abatement and safety programs consistent with advanced occupational nursing standards of practice. In accordance with industry guidelines including 29 CFR 1910, OSHA, NIOSH, NFPA, DoD and Air Force policies/practices and standards, provides technical oversight; supervision of testing and performs occupational health screening tests and procedures to meet the required medical surveillance for hazards encountered in the workplace. Possesses technical expertise in performing and interpreting audiometry including appropriate referral to Audiologist. Provides technical review, education and training for pulmonary function testing (PFT), visual acuity testing and electrocardiograms (EKGs) performed by ancillary staff. Analyzes industrial hygiene data including noise dosimetry, air and environmental sampling results, to assure appropriate medical surveillance standards for specific hazards are in place. Educates members regarding job-related health hazards and communicates relationship of workplace hazards to hobbies and practices outside of the workplace that may impact health and safety on the job. Participates on interdisciplinary teams in assessing safety, environmental and industrial hygiene related consultation visits, risk assessment surveys of organizations, facilities and work areas developing hazard remediation plans. Performs independent targeted worksite surveys and industrial inspections to assess work practices that could pose a health or safety concern; educates supervisors and members regarding mitigation of those risks and ultimately monitors employee/workplace compliance of Occupational Medical surveillance exams. Collaboratively designs appropriate measures to improve compliance standards and reports impact at monthly Occupational and Environmental Health Working Group (OEHWG) meeting. In conjunction with Public Health and Wing Safety, participates in and contributes to epidemiologic investigations of occupational illnesses and injuries. Utilizes information management resources such as the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS) and Aeromedical Services Information Management System (ASIMS) for maintaining compliance related tracking.
Provides comprehensive occupational health nursing services and medical treatment for occupational/non occupational health illnesses and injuries IAW incumbents scope of employment, professional State Nursing License “scope of practice”, and medical directives approved by a qualified, licensed medical physician. Assesses and prioritizes individual patient care needs; makes independent nursing diagnoses; provides comprehensive care and/or appropriate referral to a physician or other health care providers or departments. Evaluates laboratory, x-ray, PFT, audiograms, and other tests in relation to potential worksite hazards based on the degree of exposure and medical status of the employee; notifying physician of abnormalities and arranging for appropriate follow-up care as indicated. Safely administers oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, topical medications based on knowledge of the effects of the medication on the physiological processes and current condition of the patient. Records comprehensive and accurate observations of physiologic and emotional response to treatment or procedure. Triage telephone requests for urgent patient concerns and refers the patient to an appropriate provider. Refers to Occupational Medicine clinic, urgent or emergency care, as appropriate. Evaluates patient condition on arrival; identifies and interprets life threatening conditions and implements emergency measures as indicated. Serves as a liaison between the Air Force Occupational Medicine Service and off-base healthcare providers to optimize medical treatment plans and return to work outcomes for occupational and non-occupational issues. Provides individualized instructions regarding diagnosis, treatment, work limitations and referrals; education regarding worker’s compensation; emphasizing the preventive, therapeutic and restorative aspects of the care plan in accordance with each beneficiary’s needs, level of education and learning style; educating patient’s family members/care givers regarding the plan of care, barriers to recovery and expected outcomes. Communicates and refers any concerns or problems to the overseeing Occupational Medicine provider in a timely manner. Develops and tracks industrial shops and claims for repetitive injuries/illnesses and identify targeted preventive measures to reduce ongoing claims/injuries. Identifies the employee’s underlying medical condition if/when the member is requesting reasonable accommodation based on the American’s with Disability Act for qualifying disabilities. Assists employees, supervisors, and managers when seeking interpretation of the employee’s disability and how it relates to the essential functions of the job and the requested or alternate reasonable accommodations.
Plans, develops, implements, and monitors a base-specific Worker’s Compensation case management program for the full range of occupational injuries and illnesses, using comprehensive knowledge of occupational health and case management nursing principles and practices. As the local OHN Case Manager Consultant, coordinates care with the member/claimant, US Department of Labor (DOL), Regional Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) Liaison, the Air Force Personnel Center and the local Civilian Personnel Office. Creates/maintains effective working relationships with aircraft maintenance facilities and other base infrastructure shops. Develops local clinical case management protocols and procedures to facilitate quality care; military/civilian healthcare coordination and collaboration; maximize utilization of AF resources; strives to improve patient outcomes and encourage early return to work. Examines and reviews new and ongoing claims from a medical perspective to assist agency in determining validity of a claim. Determines the current medical status of the member/claimant through the claimant, their designated OWCP physician or through evaluation by other health care providers IAW DOL and USAF policies and procedures. Coordinates with other health care professionals, managers and supervisors for those claimants who may return to work with medical restrictions or require job modification/accommodation in order to return to temporary or permanent light duty. Develops a base-specific injury/illness tracking mechanism; implement initiatives for cost containment. Exercises professional judgment in the release and exchange of sensitive/regulated information in compliance with The Privacy Act 1974, Healthcare Information Privacy Protection Act (HIPPA), and US DOL, OPM, DoD, USAF standards and regulations.
Participates in continuing education programs to update and/or maintain skills and knowledge to meet annual requirements. Following principles of adult learning, serves as a professional resource for appropriate education/training; provides on-the-job training (OJT) and in-service education regarding occupational workplace hazards and exposures to professional, paraprofessional, and ancillary staff. Participates in, completes, and documents professional continuing nursing education (CNE) to comply with state licensure and AF requirements, MTF initial and annual training requirements, and required unit-specific in-services/training. Participates in evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of activities and services of the unit by organizing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing activities. KSA: 1, 2, 3, 5
Qualifications:
US Citizenship required
Must possess and maintain a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Certification as an Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist/Case Manager (COHN-S/or COHN/CM) is highly desired.
Must possess a current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certificate.
Nurse (Occupational Health) Anchorage, Alaska (Fort Richardson)
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) is located in Southcentral, Alaska amid picturesque, majestic, snow-capped mountains, lakes, rivers and glaciers. The area abounds with wildlife. Many northern tier states such as Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan have shorter but much colder winters than south central Alaska.
JBER is 2,264 miles north of Seattle, Washington, and 358 miles south of Fairbanks, Alaska. The Anchorage community has a military presence of over 32,000 people and accounts for approximately 10 percent of the local population. Alaska is a very military friendly state! Come prepared to be awed by this beautiful base, and state. There's nowhere else like Alaska!
Anchorage provides most of the conveniences of a large city. There are greenbelts and parks throughout the city, and has access to dozens of activities for families, such as world-class fishing, skiing, snow-machining, ice skating, sledding, hiking, biking & rafting are just a stone's throw away.
Midnight sun gives Alaskans long days to enjoy summer. You can expect highs in the 60s & 70s (and possibly a week or 2 in the low 80s). During the weeks leading up to late June's summer solstice, the sun is above the horizon 18-21 hours/per day, creating opportunities for midnight hikes & fishing at 10pm as a typical Alaskan lifestyle.
Anchorage actually has a warmer climate than other cold-weather cities like Chicago or Minneapolis because it's on the ocean. The temperature is a "micro-climate" in Alaska-no matter where you are in the state, you are a 1-2 hour drive away in any direction resulting in a 30 degree temperature change.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/
Responsibilities:
The primary purpose of this position is: As a professional Occupational Health Nurse provides comprehensive nurse oriented occupational health services, to include but not limited to: occupational health screenings/assessment; and medical surveillance examinations; pre-and post-deployment follow-up; pre-placement exams; baseline evaluations; job transfer; periodic occupational health exams; mandated retirement/termination evaluation; fitness for-duty; and health maintenance exams. Additionally, serves as the designated medical case manager for Worker’s Compensation and member of the Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) working group concerned with reducing lost work time and sharing responsibility for returning injured or ill workers back to work; benefiting both the worker and the government.
Provides comprehensive Occupational Medicine nursing care and evaluation for Occupational Medicine beneficiaries to include, military and federal civilian employees. Assesses; develops plans; implements and evaluates nursing care provided to members regarding workplace hazards and exposures; work related injury/illnesses; and monitoring of job specific hazard abatement and safety programs consistent with advanced occupational nursing standards of practice. In accordance with industry guidelines including 29 CFR 1910, OSHA, NIOSH, NFPA, DoD and Air Force policies/practices and standards, provides technical oversight; supervision of testing and performs occupational health screening tests and procedures to meet the required medical surveillance for hazards encountered in the workplace. Possesses technical expertise in performing and interpreting audiometry including appropriate referral to Audiologist. Provides technical review, education and training for pulmonary function testing (PFT), visual acuity testing and electrocardiograms (EKGs) performed by ancillary staff. Analyzes industrial hygiene data including noise dosimetry, air and environmental sampling results, to assure appropriate medical surveillance standards for specific hazards are in place. Educates members regarding job-related health hazards and communicates relationship of workplace hazards to hobbies and practices outside of the workplace that may impact health and safety on the job. Participates on interdisciplinary teams in assessing safety, environmental and industrial hygiene related consultation visits, risk assessment surveys of organizations, facilities and work areas developing hazard remediation plans. Performs independent targeted worksite surveys and industrial inspections to assess work practices that could pose a health or safety concern; educates supervisors and members regarding mitigation of those risks and ultimately monitors employee/workplace compliance of Occupational Medical surveillance exams. Collaboratively designs appropriate measures to improve compliance standards and reports impact at monthly Occupational and Environmental Health Working Group (OEHWG) meeting. In conjunction with Public Health and Wing Safety, participates in and contributes to epidemiologic investigations of occupational illnesses and injuries. Utilizes information management resources such as the DoD Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS) and Aeromedical Services Information Management System (ASIMS) for maintaining compliance related tracking.
Provides comprehensive occupational health nursing services and medical treatment for occupational/non occupational health illnesses and injuries IAW incumbents scope of employment, professional State Nursing License “scope of practice”, and medical directives approved by a qualified, licensed medical physician. Assesses and prioritizes individual patient care needs; makes independent nursing diagnoses; provides comprehensive care and/or appropriate referral to a physician or other health care providers or departments. Evaluates laboratory, x-ray, PFT, audiograms, and other tests in relation to potential worksite hazards based on the degree of exposure and medical status of the employee; notifying physician of abnormalities and arranging for appropriate follow-up care as indicated. Safely administers oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, topical medications based on knowledge of the effects of the medication on the physiological processes and current condition of the patient. Records comprehensive and accurate observations of physiologic and emotional response to treatment or procedure. Triage telephone requests for urgent patient concerns and refers the patient to an appropriate provider. Refers to Occupational Medicine clinic, urgent or emergency care, as appropriate. Evaluates patient condition on arrival; identifies and interprets life threatening conditions and implements emergency measures as indicated. Serves as a liaison between the Air Force Occupational Medicine Service and off-base healthcare providers to optimize medical treatment plans and return to work outcomes for occupational and non-occupational issues. Provides individualized instructions regarding diagnosis, treatment, work limitations and referrals; education regarding worker’s compensation; emphasizing the preventive, therapeutic and restorative aspects of the care plan in accordance with each beneficiary’s needs, level of education and learning style; educating patient’s family members/care givers regarding the plan of care, barriers to recovery and expected outcomes. Communicates and refers any concerns or problems to the overseeing Occupational Medicine provider in a timely manner. Develops and tracks industrial shops and claims for repetitive injuries/illnesses and identify targeted preventive measures to reduce ongoing claims/injuries. Identifies the employee’s underlying medical condition if/when the member is requesting reasonable accommodation based on the American’s with Disability Act for qualifying disabilities. Assists employees, supervisors, and managers when seeking interpretation of the employee’s disability and how it relates to the essential functions of the job and the requested or alternate reasonable accommodations.
Plans, develops, implements, and monitors a base-specific Worker’s Compensation case management program for the full range of occupational injuries and illnesses, using comprehensive knowledge of occupational health and case management nursing principles and practices. As the local OHN Case Manager Consultant, coordinates care with the member/claimant, US Department of Labor (DOL), Regional Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) Liaison, the Air Force Personnel Center and the local Civilian Personnel Office. Creates/maintains effective working relationships with aircraft maintenance facilities and other base infrastructure shops. Develops local clinical case management protocols and procedures to facilitate quality care; military/civilian healthcare coordination and collaboration; maximize utilization of AF resources; strives to improve patient outcomes and encourage early return to work. Examines and reviews new and ongoing claims from a medical perspective to assist agency in determining validity of a claim. Determines the current medical status of the member/claimant through the claimant, their designated OWCP physician or through evaluation by other health care providers IAW DOL and USAF policies and procedures. Coordinates with other health care professionals, managers and supervisors for those claimants who may return to work with medical restrictions or require job modification/accommodation in order to return to temporary or permanent light duty. Develops a base-specific injury/illness tracking mechanism; implement initiatives for cost containment. Exercises professional judgment in the release and exchange of sensitive/regulated information in compliance with The Privacy Act 1974, Healthcare Information Privacy Protection Act (HIPPA), and US DOL, OPM, DoD, USAF standards and regulations.
Participates in continuing education programs to update and/or maintain skills and knowledge to meet annual requirements. Following principles of adult learning, serves as a professional resource for appropriate education/training; provides on-the-job training (OJT) and in-service education regarding occupational workplace hazards and exposures to professional, paraprofessional, and ancillary staff. Participates in, completes, and documents professional continuing nursing education (CNE) to comply with state licensure and AF requirements, MTF initial and annual training requirements, and required unit-specific in-services/training. Participates in evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of activities and services of the unit by organizing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing activities. KSA: 1, 2, 3, 5
Qualifications:
Basic Requirements:
US Citizenship required
Must possess and maintain a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Certification as an Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist/Case Manager (COHN-S/or COHN/CM) is highly desired.
Must possess a current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certificate.
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