Employee Health Operations Director

Employee Health Operations Director

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required. Bachelors (or Masters) degree must be in Nursing. Degree will be verified.
• Current RN license in a state where Intermountain Health provides clinical care (UT, ID, NV, CO, WY, MT)
• Basic Life Support certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Five years of clinical nursing or nursing leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate Employee Health initiatives and strategic operations through program planning, implementation and evaluation ensuring that Intermountain meets the highest standards of Employee Health delivery and complies with best clinical practices and requirements of regulating bodies.
• Lead system-wide Employee Health compliance with Intermountain policy, organizational standards, and all other federal and state laws and regulations (such as The Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Transportation (DOT), etc.)
• Develop, update and implement corporate Employee Health policies and procedures and audit Employee Health program for compliance with Employee Health standards, with state and federal laws and applicable professional standards.
• Collaborate in the development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of an information management system to support Employee Health services.
• Responsible for direction and oversight of system Employee Health staff in coordination with local and regional leadership to ensure staff is providing extraordinary clinical services with positive clinical outcomes and extraordinary customer service.
• Work collaboratively with Human Resources to lead and support all Intermountain Employee Health staff through orientation, trainings, staff meetings, coaching, rounding, education and communication to assure competent Employee Health nursing workforce.
• Continuously improve employee health processes and practices and ensure excellent communications and change management on initiatives that impact caregivers, volunteers, affiliated providers or other stakeholders.
• Represent employee health on various enterprise committees and councils and partnership with key clinical and operational stakeholders on caregiver safety and employee health services.
• Utilize current research to improve care and guide the standards for Employee Health and gather and analyze Intermountain Employee Health data to use in program planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited university.
• Two years of hands-on nursing experience in occupational or employee health.
• Five years supervisory experience is preferred.
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheet, database, EHR, and other digital applications.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to influence and coach leaders, including administrators, physicians, committees, regulatory agencies, boards, vendors, patients, customers and caregivers.
• Knowledgeable about the complex, changing health care environment.