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Job Description

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Environmental Health and Safety Department (EH&S) works in partnership with the University’s organizational units to meet occupational and environmental safety standards to provide a healthy and safe place of employment, and to protect our environment. This position will directly contribute to and be accountable for creating and sustaining a culture of service, accountability, and excellence within the Department. Additionally, this position will help to adopt strategic planning initiatives and support data gathering for metrics and performance monitoring to ensure organizational efficiencies and desired outcomes are met. This position will adopt and align work processes and practices to support the values of the EH&S department including: engagement, collaboration, customer service, accountability, innovation, effectiveness and efficiency. This position is required to demonstrate professionalism, ethical conduct, and a commitment to the Universities missions.

**EH&S has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Occupational Health Programs Manager to work in our Employee Health Center (EHC).** This position provides leadership for compliant and effective Occupational Health Programs and services, and includes management of the Employee Health Center clinic. This includes overseeing the work of their Occupational Health Nurses (OHN), Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Patient Services Lead, and ancillary/temporary staff. This manager will also develop and implement preventive occupational health services for personnel who work in a wide array of university employment settings. The manager must collaborate with colleagues within EH&S and from other UW departments to develop medical management plans, establish clinical guidelines for UW personnel, and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and mandates. They will also be required to perform clinical nursing duties of an OHN in order to fulfill day-to-day client needs in the EHC. The manager's work will be supervised and directed by the Assistant Director for Public & Occupational Safety & Health, and will be given clinical oversight by the EH&S Medical Director & Infectious Disease Specialist.

This position must exercise sound clinical judgment and utilize discretion in the interpretation and application of federal, state, local, and University policies, protocols, and regulations and guidelines around occupational health, both at an individual patient and at a population level. This position requires knowledge and application of occupational health requirements and best practices, including but not limited to those posed by the CDC, the NIH, AAALAC, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, and federal OSHA. This position will also be responsible for the administrative and management duties specific to the University’s occupational health programs. This manager must therefore interface effectively with other EH&S sections, and unit leaders and colleagues and personnel including those in Husky Health, UW Research units (e.g., School of Medicine, Department of Comparative Medicine, Washington National Primate Research Center), the UW Medicine Employee Health Centers, UW Facilities , UW Police, faculty and academic personnel, staff, students, and other EH&S partners including Human Resources and UW Medicine.

This position is essential to ensure UW units and programs achieve compliance with applicable occupational health requirements. It also oversees key EH&S clinical services necessary for both preventing workplace illnesses and injuries, as well as responding to and mitigating health impacts post incident/exposure.

The position interacts regularly with University’s organizational units (academic, operational, administrative, clinical and research), as well as occasionally with external regulatory entities at the local, state and federal level. Functioning independently and as the leader of a dedicated occupational health management team, this position must exercise discretion, good judgment, and tact when handling confidential materials and addressing sensitive matters with specific attention required for private patient information. All EH&S staff are expected to demonstrate professionalism, ethical conduct, diversity, equity and inclusion, collaboration, accountability, and client service in the execution of their duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

Administrative and management duties

- Ensure delivery of safe, effective, and efficient occupational healthcare for UW personnel.

- Ensure that that high standards of confidentiality are maintained as appropriate for a non-HIPAA covered healthcare entity, and in accordance with Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 70.02.

- Ensure appropriate medical record and tracking systems are maintained to support the employee health programs, and to ensure compliance with federal and state privacy regulations.

- Write, implement, and routinely update occupational health policies, guidelines, procedures and plans in coordination with EH&S and UW unit partners, including institutional safety committees (e.g., Institutional Biosafety Committee, Diving Control Board, and the Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases).

- Facilitate compliance with University occupational health requirements through tracking, reporting, and communication of compliance status directly with unit leadership, supervisors, and individual employees. Collaborate with units to identify process efficiencies and improve compliance measures and mechanisms.

- Manage the day-to-day operations of the EHC.

- Oversee EHC staffing, including coordination of on-site clinics at client work sites.

- Supervise and oversee clinical and administrative work of EHC staff members, including leading routine huddles and monthly staff meetings.

- Evaluate staffing needs, including hiring and orienting new EHC staff.

- Promote, develop, and participate in quality improvement activities specific to clinic operations.

- Lead the strategic planning efforts on behalf of occupational health programs and the EHC: set annual program goals and track progress, as well as develop and track program metrics and process improvement opportunities.

- Facilitate fiscal accounting/billing processes for the clinic, including contributing toward monthly transaction review and monthly billing processes in partnership with EH&S finance personnel.

- Track and seek out opportunities to ensure strong patient and customer satisfaction.

- Coordinate with the other UW Employee Health Centers to provide standards for and alignment of care services.

Programmatic duties

- Coordinate with the EH&S staff and leadership in EH&S sections to develop and implement guidelines, processes, and procedures to ensure UW compliance with regulations of the Washington State Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), the Federal Occupational and Safety Administration (OSHA), the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), and the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS).

- Investigate occupational accidents and injuries in research and other occupations settings, and develop preventive measures to prevent future accidents and injuries.

- Document EHC operations through maintaining policies, protocols/procedures and developing outreach materials.

- Act as a liaison between the EH&S Employee Health Center and health sciences research teams.

- Develop medical management plans for identified biological agents, including those used in BSL3 research laboratories.

-Participate in planning meetings with campus partners from the School of Medicine, Human Resources, Risk Management, EH&S, and other UW departments, as needed.

- Collaborate with EH&S subject matter experts, including but not limited to biological safety , industrial hygiene and physical safety, and radiation safety staff to identify and develop new clinical protocols to comply with regulatory requirements for work with hazardous materials.

- Coordinate with EH&S colleagues and other partners to prevent and control communicable disease outbreaks and respond to notifiable conditions, including external resources such as Local Health Jurisdictions

- Conduct medical screenings for employees who work with animals or in animal-use areas

- Review and process audiograms, and communicate with EH&S colleagues when follow up is needed for the hearing protection program

- Act as liaison for occupational safety and health matters to health sciences research teams; develop relationships with academic and research program contacts

- Communicate employee immunization compliance status to supervisors and principal investigators

- Coordinate occupational health surveillance, medical screening programs, and exposure/injury management for employees working in high-risk positions

- Participate on multidisciplinary UW teams, such as the Campus Health Services (CHS) clinic manager group, the CHS Leadership Committee, and the Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases Participate in and/or lead other UW and EH&S committees, as needed and appropriate

Clinical duties

- Deliver preventive occupational health care to those working in a wide array of university employment settings

- Conduct occupational health assessments, screenings, and other clinical services, including vaccinations, serum banking, medical screening, and surveillance

- Provide immediate and ongoing case management for hazardous exposures, such as bloodborne pathogen (BBP) exposures from needle sticks and animal bites, including BBP exposures among health sciences students (e.g., the School of Dentistry, School of Medicine)

- Monitor the health status of University personnel and their response to preventive measures and select therapeutic interventions

- Communicate employee immunization and surveillance compliance status to supervisors and principal investigators

- Review daily symptom monitoring logs (online and paper) for employees enrolled in the select agent/Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) enhanced medical management program, and facilitate EHC medical team per the response algorithm

- Work with specific University client groups to determine opportunities for preventive care or risk mitigation activities

- As needed, provide after-hours nurse consultation to researchers and other personnel exposed to biological agents that require immediate medical attention

- Document occupational healthcare delivery in the electronic employee health record system

- Maintain privacy and confidentiality according to state and federal standards and policies

- Maintain a high level of knowledge regarding vaccinations and vaccine-preventable diseases

- Participate in the administration and monitoring of research-related vaccine programs

Minimum Requirements

+ Bachelor's degree in Nursing

+ Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Washington

+ 5 years' experience in health services.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Additional Requirements

+ Demonstrated knowledge of occupational nursing, case management, and immunization practices

+ Demonstrated organizational skills in a fast-paced setting

+ Ability to work accurately and attend to details while multi-tasking

+ Demonstrated ability to function effectively in team activitiesDemonstrated effective communication orally and in writing

+ Demonstrated customer service and interpersonal skills

+ Experience with electronic medical recordsBasic computer skills, including the Microsoft Office Suite

+ Willingness to provide a support role for animal research through facilitating occupational health services for animal husbandry and researchers

Desired Qualifications

+ Eight years or more of experience as a professional nurse

+ Master’s degree in nursing

+ Specialized training and/or experience in occupational health

+ Certified by NIOSH in pulmonary function testing, spirometry

+ Certified by Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) in audiometry

+ Certified as an Occupational Health Nurse Specialist (COHN-S)

+ Experience in leading or supervising health programs or staff

+ Experience in public speaking and training for group programs

Working Environment

This is a full-time, professional staff position, with set hours. Teleworking opportunities are limited (anticipated to be 1-2 days per month), and standard workdays are expected to be completed on-site. This position requires working in a clinical and office setting with both patients and colleagues.

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$138,000.00 annual

Pay Range Maximum:

$149,988.00 annual

Other Compensation:

-

Benefits:

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit:

Not Applicable

About the UW

Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives – on our campuses, in our state and around the world.

UW employees bring their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. In return, they enjoy outstanding benefits, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

Our Commitment

The University of Washington is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://hr.uw.edu/eoaa/) . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28B.112.080) .

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.