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Job Summary:

Location: Fremont Urgent Care
Address: 1240 E 23rd St Fremont, NE 68025
Work Schedule: Thursday & Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm, Potential for extra hours Monday through Wednesday
**Occupational Medicine is not open on holidays or weekends

Assists providers by reviewing records, preparing patients/exam rooms, providing patient education, scheduling, and handling prescription renewals/inquiries. Will also assist in the collection of drug and alcohol testing, pre-employment exams, DOT Physicals, and injury care.

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

1. Demonstrates clinical knowledge of occupational health nursing, and provides appropriate nursing care to clients served by the Occupational Medicine Clinic.

• Follows established policies, procedures, and nursing protocols for the department.
• Completes post offer health examinations ensuring that all job requirements are met, including immunizations are current, obtains health history, and consults with the authorizing employer for outline of job duties to be performed  
• Performs Drug & Alcohol screenings as required.
• Draws blood as needed for titers, and screening.
• Prepares required documentation for Employer Notification of Fit for Duty exams
• Prepares documentation for Injured Workers/Workers Compensation patients
• Collaborates with Workers Compensation Case Manager
• Documents information on all forms, and in client records in a timely and complete manner with 100% accuracy.
• Utilizes assessment skills to determine client's injury, and communicates with the provider their findings.
• Assists in the

2. Performs drug and alcohol testing according to protocol, and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.

• Completes chain of custody forms/alcohol testing forms, and consents completely, and accurately.
• Communicates results to appropriate contact person, if needed.
• Forwards forms, and specimens to the proper resource, when applicable.
• Current with DOT drug and alcohol testing certification.

3. Provides follow-up care for a client involved in a blood/bodily fluid or contagious disease exposure.

• Determines the need for follow-up of exposures according to protocol, and CDC regulations.
• Provide counseling specific to the client's needs regarding exposure.
• Ensures communication of lab results to client, and source's physician, when applicable.

4. Initiates action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the client (i.e. injuries, needle punctures).

• Completes report forms for employee injury/illness.
• Communicates to appropriate personnel regarding safety issues.
• Takes a pro-active role in injury/illness prevention, and safety awareness.
• Educates clients as appropriate.

5. Provides excellent customer service to clients of companies who utilize Methodist Occupational Medicine or prospective clients.

• Courteously answers phone, and answers questions, takes messages, or forwards to an Employee Health nurse if necessary.
• Schedules appointments accurately, and within department policy.
• Documents in the scheduler that the client was here for their scheduled appointment with 100% accuracy.
• Greets clients when they arrive, communicates to clients in a professional, and courteous manner.
• Ensures clients sign in on arrival with 100% accuracy.
• Responds to client's needs directed at meeting defined goals per departmental policy.
• Ensure that "Release of Medical Information" is obtained prior to releasing clients requested information.
• Prepares forms, and paperwork required for physicals/appointments that have been scheduled, and walk-ins.
• Processes DOT Physical Examination forms to the DOT National Registry promptly and accurately
• Prepares all documents for scanning process.
• Monitors scanning process to achieve 100% accuracy.