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Position Summary:

• Provides general occupational nursing services, including triage of patients, and treatment of minor injuries in New Brunswick.
• Develops, implements and maintains surveillance programs to meet regulatory and accreditation standards and university needs.
• Tracks and reviews all test results, health questionnaires with NP/PA/MD.
• Provides case management for occupational injuries and illnesses on New Brunswick, Camden and Newark campuses, cooperative extensions and farms.
• Serves as liaison with Department of Risk Management and Workers' Compensation Third Party Administrator (TPA), providing them with updates on employee status.
• Evaluates and coordinates injury prevention efforts based on injury data.
• Implements and maintains the Quality Assurance program.
• Helps to maintain the Occupational Health Department's policies and procedures.
• Provides consultations to Newark and Camden campuses related to provisions of occupational health services.
• Develops and provides wellness initiatives for employees.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, or an equivalent combination of education and/or related experience.
• Two (2) years of experience in either Occupational Health, Emergency Nursing or strong clinical skills experience.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to drive to locations on the New Brunswick, Newark and Camden campuses, the Rutgers COOP Extension Farms and to other locations as assigned.
• Ability to type.
• Ability to sit for prolong periods.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

Special Conditions:

• Clean Driving Record.
• This position requires full-time, on-site attendance.

Posting Number: 25ST0048

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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