Occupational Health Nurse

Full Job Description

Our Occupational Health Nurses (OHNs) work diligently within their FBI office of assignment.

Your work will ensure the medical readiness of the workforce through administering Fitness for Duty (FFD) evaluations, medical mandates (work restrictions), travel medicine and immunization programs.

You will also respond to routine, work-related illnesses, injuries, and medical emergencies and provide employee health promotion activities and education.

GS-12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS- 1 grade level.

SE is defined as follows: Experience in nursing, with a wide range of professional nursing experience and skill, and/or considerable additional experience or training in occupational health nursing.

Experience with preventative medicine programs and services. Desired Skills Desired skills are NOT mandatory and will NOT be utilized to minimally qualify applicants.

Desired Skills are: Experience applying federal and applicable state laws, regulations, directives, regulating occupational and environmental health nursing. Major Duties:

Serves as an Occupational Health Nurse (OHN), in the FBI office of assignment, in collaboration with Medical Operations and Readiness Unit (MORU) physicians and other health care professionals at FBI Headquarters (HQ).

Ensures the medical readiness of the workforce through the administration of the Fitness for Duty (FFD), Medical Mandates, Travel Medicine and Immunization Programs.

Develops strategic health program goals and objectives for the occupational health program within the office at the direction of MORU, with input from field office management.

Responsible for preparing a variety of communications to MORU, division personnel, and division management, including but not limited to medical case reports, statistical medical readiness reports, medical financial expenditures, and field office policy statements adapted from MORU protocols and FBI policies.

Assessment and nursing care - Responsible for routine, work-related illness or injuries, and responds to medical emergencies on FBI property.

Provides limited treatment and/or treatment referral in accordance with applicable FBI policies, procedures and protocols.

Monitors and records medical exam activities, medication par levels, and medical supply monthly expenditures for reporting to MORU.

This position requires the skill set and ability to perform OHN functions in an autonomous environment, administratively and clinically, managing the HSO office and MORU programs.

Health promotion/education - Provides health promotion activities within the scope of FBI directives and accepted standards of occupational nursing practice.

Activities cover areas such as health and wellness, travel medicine, nutrition, as well as disease specific topics.

Fitness for Duty (FFD) evaluations and medical surveillance examinations - Responsible for exam reviews and management of work restrictions for employees with fitness for duty requirements and review of OSHA required medical screenings for identified positions.

Reviews and analyzes medical reports, diagnostic tests and laboratory findings under the direction of MORU protocols and MORU, medical officer advisement.

Health administration - Responsible for monitoring and reporting contract medical facility performance concerns, monitoring FFD financial expenditures, reporting monthly spending to assigned MORU representative, and ensures timely processing of invoices in accordance with policy.