Nursing Supervisor, OHS

School of Medicine

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Duke Employee Occupational Health & Wellness (EOHW) within the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is seeking an experienced Nursing Supervisor for a full-time position.  Duke Employee Occupational Health and Wellness (EOHW) provides services for over 45,000 faculty and staff of the Duke University Health System and Duke University.

JOB DUTIES

• Supervise and coordinate patient care and surveillance activities for Employee Occupational Health (EOH) to ensure that services for departments and entities are carried out according to policies and procedures; plan and monitor staffing of nurses at occupational health clinics, hospital and other settings.
• Supervise EOH nursing staff including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, merit recommendations, promotions, transfers, vacation schedules, disciplinary action, performance evaluation, orientation, training and development. Contribute to performance reviews of staff providing services in EOH clinic while reporting directly to another supervisor.  Coordinate EOH Quality Improvement (QI) activities including routine monthly chart and consulting project reviews, special studies and other investigations identified by the QI committee; maintain QI records and documentation according to policies and procedures of the division, department and Medical Center.
• Provide direct occupational health patient care and maintain clinical competencies for assigned clinical area. 
• Identify care needs for EOH patients. Collaborate and provide leadership in the development of standards of care, implementation of policies and procedures, patient education and staff education to address the needs of the EOH populations. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and provide leadership within the delivery of care.
• Act as team leader and mentor occupational health clinical staff in the delivery of occupational health care. 
• Assess/coach and evaluate staff level of practice. Develop programs that foster continued clinical development from novice to expert to positively impact on patient care and career satisfaction of staff.
• Develop and maintain an EOH nursing manual of operations containing applicable protocols, policies, procedures and information for patient care and consulting activities and on-site nursing services. Manage and maintain clinic supplies including vaccinations. Participate in the educational and research activities of the Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
• Prepare reports and analyses to include financial information, setting forth progress, adverse trends, and appropriate recommendations or conclusions. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
• Assisting in other EOHW roles and duties when needs are known, at any one of the EOHW's clinics, located in Durham or Raleigh, NC.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

JOB SKILLS

N/A

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Work requires graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing.

State of North Carolina license is also required.

EXPERIENCE

Work requires four years of nursing experience. Prefer at least two years in Occupational Health Nursing or equivalent to acquire experience in general personnel practices, accounting and budgeting principles and consultation and program development in an industrial setting. A master's degree in a related field, such as occupational health nursing or health administration, may be substituted for experience on a 1:1 basis.

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.