Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner (20hrs/wk) - (Job Number: 3304610)

As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community by leading innovation across our system. Founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham supports a complete continuum of care including community and specialty hospitals, a managed care organization, a physician network, community health centers, home care, and other health-related entities. Several of our hospitals are teaching affiliates of Harvard Medical School, and our system is a national leader in biomedical research.We’re focused on a people-first culture for our system’s patients and our professional family. That’s why we provide our employees with more ways to achieve their potential. Mass General Brigham is committed to aligning our employees’ personal aspirations with projects that match their capabilities and creating a culture that empowers our managers to become trusted mentors. We support each member of our team to own their personal development—and we recognize success at every step.Our employees use the Mass General Brigham values to govern decisions, actions, and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration.Reporting to the Director of Occupational Health at Faulkner, the Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner (OHN/NP) utilizes a full range of clinical skills in providing direct care to patients in a variety of simple and complex situations and for the purpose of occupational health promotion and prevention, case management to facilitate positive outcomes for employees impacted by occupational injury, illness, or exposure, program development and management related to the occupational health needs of the organization, occupational health expertise in collaboration with other members of the health and safety infrastructure to provide consultation as needed by members of the organization, and communications and training to effectively educate employees and supervisors about occupational risk and their role in reducing risk of injury and illness.Responsibilities:Use the Mass General Brigham values to govern decisions, actions, and behaviors.Assess employees presenting with a variety of simple and complex presentations related to occupational injury, illness, or exposure; develop treatment plans in accordance with established clinical protocols and consideration of all physical and psychosocial factors that may impact the patient situation, and establish a rapport with patients to provide support, education, and counseling.Act as a liaison between the patient and providers to whom he/she is referred. The OHS NP actively guides the employee through matters involving workers’ compensation, family medical leave, and accommodation of disabilities.Arrange job accommodation and early return to work schedules.Plan and implement occupational health programs and selected health services independently or collaboratively with other members of the occupational health staff.Assess and anticipate occupational health risks throughout the organization by analyzing data to determine occupational health and safety issues and employee groups at risk.Utilize a full range of written and verbal communication techniques to educate people throughout the organization on occupational health and safety issues including the development of health education materials.Promote teamwork and build relationships within the department and throughout the organization to enhance a health and safety infrastructure; consult to a wide range of people on issues related to occupational health and safety within the organization.Collaborate with occupational health colleagues for the purpose of case review, risk assessment, and program development. Maintain a relationship with other Human Resources staff and members of Infection Control, Safety, Buildings and Grounds, and Environmental Services.Maintain appropriate records and databases to meet all standards and facilitate review of occupational risk for individual employees and the overall organization.Gather and analyze outcome measures for the purpose of organizational surveillance and program review and development.Participate in providing rotating on-call coverage for nights, weekends, and holidays.Qualifications:Currently licensed as either an Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Current CPR certification required.COHN-S and NIOSH spirometry certification preferred.Up to five years of nursing experience including preference for a minimum of one year of occupational health nursing experience.As a Nurse practitioner, must meet the clinical credentialing requirements of Mass General Brigham.Skills/Abilities/Other Details:Demonstrates a knowledge of medical-surgical nursing, occupational health, OSHA standards, and MDPH and JCAHO regulations as well as an understanding of how to apply this knowledge to medical surveillance and treatment.Utilizes principles of case management to achieve best outcomes for patients in a cost-effective manner.Demonstrates a sense of accountability in monitoring the case and taking appropriate steps to bring about a positive outcome in a resource-effective manner.Possesses strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with cross-functional teams including staff at all levels of the organization.Ability to develop and build strong relationships with customers.Ability to successfully negotiate and collaborate with others of different skill sets, backgrounds, and levels within and external to the organization.Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills.Ability to effectively conduct meetings, both formal and informal.Requires minimal direction from leadership and possesses the ability to learn quickly.Demonstrated PC skills, Microsoft applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.No direct reports.No direct budgetary responsibility.Demonstrates fiscal responsibility by effectively using Mass General Brigham resources.Working Conditions:The job may require occasional travel between clinic sites.The job requires rotating after-hour and holiday on-call coverage.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk; or hear; use hands to finger; handle; or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop; kneel; or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 5 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Normal office working conditions. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.Mass General Brigham is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under the law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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