Part-Time Senior Staff Nurse - Occupational Health And Safety

Research Compliance

Basic Function and Responsibility
The position works closely with and fosters strong working relationships with the research community including the principal investigators, laboratory workers, graduate students, animal care staff, researchers using rDNA, hazardous materials, as well as Environmental Health and Safety and facilities personnel. This position may be required to access and administer medications within their scope of practice and according to state law.

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with Environmental Health and Safety to identify associates that are potentially at risk for exposures and refer workers needing respiratory fit testing.
• Review Occupational Health and Safety Health Evaluation Forms and Confidential Health Questionnaires and create a Risk assessment for users of research animals and biohazards.
• Provides patient communication, documentation of results, and overall surveillance for the hearing conservation program.
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team of professional and specialists to identify adverse health exposures in the work environment; design and implement appropriate intervention strategies to improve worker health and safety and establish regulatory-based medical surveillance programs.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Stays up to date with new and improved standards for surveillance and treatment.
• Partners with Environmental Health and Safety to ensure root cause analysis, proper medical referral, and follow up with workers reporting workplace injury/exposure related to research.
• Responsible for clinical documentation on record keeping and communicative platforms.
• Ensures Occupational Health mandated requirements are upheld
• Provides support for the various Occupational Health Program components including immunizations, medical surveillance, database employee management, and occupational health program policy and procedure development.
• Performs health screening and assessment of infectious diseases acquired from live animals, animal tissues, excreta and allergens and other health risks associated with laboratory animal care and research activities in collaboration with and advice from Occupational Health and Safety consultant physician.

Supervision Received
Position will be supervised by the Director of Animal Care Quality Assurance

Supervision Exercised
None

Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

$24.22/hour - $43.94/hour

Grade: GGS 10

University Title: STAFF NURSE SR

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20 hours per week with a variable schedule. Will discuss specifics during interview.

Bachelor's degree in related/relevant area or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary. Licensure as required for position.

Recognition as a Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) by the American Board of Occupational Health Nursing.
Experience in workplace/occupational health issues.
Experience in providing occupational health services in support of research protocols involving Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health Animal Use Research guidelines.

Cover Letter & Resume

Columbia, Mo., is known as an ideal college town, combining small-town comforts, community spirit and low cost of living with big-city culture, activities and resources. Home to nationally renowned public schools and other colleges and educational centers, Columbia is packed with restaurants and entertainment venues and hosts more than a dozen annual cultural festivals.

This position is not eligible for University benefits. Individuals in non benefit eligible positions may choose to participate in the Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (403b). For information about this plan, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at http://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits

Values Commitment
We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.

In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research and engagement.

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