All Native Group is seeking an Occupational Health Nurse consultant to support US Department of State Bureau of Medical Services (MED), Office of Occupational Health and Wellness, Occupational Health Division (MED/CP/HS/OH). This position is in Washington, DC.
Essential Functions
- The incumbent is responsible for assisting the Occupational Medicine Physician.
- They are instrumental in assisting in the development, implementation, and assessment of occupational and environmental medicine programs and protocols, including bloodborne pathogen exposures, audiometric testing, and respiratory protection.
- They will also assist in reviewing medical documentation submitted including requests for Reasonable Accommodation, Disability Parking Permit, or Business Class Upgrade.
- The primary purpose of the work is to support development, planning, and evaluation of the agency’s occupational health activities.
- The incumbent provides expert support for developing and accessing program elements that directly affect the health and productivity of DOS employees. These programs also affect the well-being of thousands of employees assigned overseas from more than three dozen Federal agencies.
- The recommendations of the Director, Occupational Health Division, the Occupational Health Physician, with the assistance of the Occupational Health Nurse Consultant, have a continuing and long-term impact on the agency's safety and occupational health and wellness programs and frequently on the policies and operations of other governmental agencies.
- Primary Duty 1: Assist in the formulation and revision of policies- Assists in the evaluation and the administration of comprehensive occupational health programs, services, and capabilities. They utilize information management resources as needed. Assists in the development, implementation, and assessment of occupational health programs through development of nursing practice guidelines, standard operating procedures, and standard review processes according to current medical and occupational health practices. Under the oversight of Occupational Health leadership, they coordinate with other MED staff to assess special needs and situations requiring evaluation of programs or review of theor management.
- Primary Duty 2: Occupational, environmental, and public health concerns- Under the oversight of MED Occupational Health leadership, assists in determining the impact of occupational exposures, environmental, and public health concerns on DOS personnel in association with the Domestic Environmental and Safety Division (DESD) and the Safety Health and Environmental Management Division of Overseas Buildings Operations (SHEM/OBO). Under the oversight of MED Occupational health leadership, they serve as an occupational nursing liaison to HUs in carrying out occupational medicine support activities along with the HU staff. Serves as an expert resource to review medical information submitted for requests for Reasonable Accommodations, Business Class Upgrades, Disability Parking Permits, Certificates of Incapacity, etc. and makes recommendations to leadership on whether this submitted information supports submitted request.
- Primary Duty 3: Liaison with HR= Assists in the formulation and revision of policies, procedures, and best practices in accomplishing MED’s program goals and objectives in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws i.e., the Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) Act of 1970. Serves as a clinical Point of Contact (POC) in the occupational health framework for DASHO/MED/OH. This may include occupational health support to DOS personnel involved in occupational environmental exposures to include chemical, biological, or radiological hazards.
Competencies
- In general, the position requires professional knowledge of, and skill in applying, the principles, concepts, practices, and procedures of specialized nursing standards sufficient to assist MED Occupational Health leadership in managing the safety and occupational health concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and precedent decisions.
- This level of expertise is required to make recommendations to the Director of Occupational Health and Wellness Division regarding any substantive program changes regarding the extension or modification of existing safety and occupational health management protocols and techniques critical to the development of these programs.
- Knowledge of case management issues and working with individuals with Reasonable Accommodation issues and other HR issues is very important.
- They should possess knowledge sufficient to provide sound recommendations in the development, interpretation, and application of occupational health policies.
- As a major part of the responsibilities require working under the oversight of MED Occupational Health leadership on sensitive HR-related workplace situations and problems of the DOS workforce, it is essential that the incumbent has the ability to be diplomatic and tactful both verbally and in writing in generating products for leadership review, approval, and signature.
- The candidate must be able to express thoughts and ideas clearly in verbal and written form. The incumbent is expected to be proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Microsoft programs. Comprehensive knowledge of professional nursing principles and procedures is a fundamental requirement of this position.
- Rarely, they may be called upon to provide assistance with emergency treatment of non-occupational illness or injury. Conduct epidemiologic investigations of occupational illness and injury, occupational health related worksite or industrial inspection, industrial hygiene surveys, illness absence monitoring, occupational recordkeeping and reporting as required.
- May be required to support educational activities such as personal protective equipment teaching and education, Automated External Defibrillator (AED)/First Aid/CPR education, respiratory protection, blood borne pathogens, and reproductive hazards training in the workplace.
Qualifications
- BSN
- A current valid U.S.-based Registered Nurse License
Experience
- Minimum of 24 months of professional nursing experience
- Minimum of 12 months of occupational health nursing experience.
- The ability to work in an office setting. The work may involve regular and reoccurring exposure to moderate risks, discomforts in some work site visits to locate that may entail unspecified workplace hazards.
Security Clearance
A Secret clearance is required top secret preferred
AAP/EEO Statement
All Native Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status or physical disability. However, preference may be extended to persons of Indian descent in accordance with applicable laws.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
