Job Description

Occupational Health Surveillance Nurse - Occupational Health and Safety - Regular Full-time (223750 (2 positions)) Toronto, ON, CA Posted: 10/27/2022 2:09:01 PM

We currently have a Regular Full-time opportunity for a Occupational Health Surveillance Nurse in the Occupational Health and Safety at our Bayview Campus.

Hours of Work: Weekdays & Weekends as Required:

Weekdays: Days, Evenings; 8 hrs; As per schedule

Weekends: Rotating On-Call; As per schedule

Statutory Holidays Required

Summary of Duties

• Apply principles of Occupational Health Nursing
• Work in compliance of the CNO standards
• Provide primary nursing care, first aid and emergency treatment
• Strong assessment skills
• Coordinate and administer immunization programs
• Provide employee counseling and health education
• Provide medical monitoring and medical surveillance programs
• Conduct health reviews and worksite assessments
• Liaises with Infection Prevention & Control/Management of Outbreaks
• Follow up on all incidents
• Follow up on Blood/Body Fluid Exposures.
• Participate in attendance management program
• Maintain statistical data and provide routine reports
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications/Skills

• Current Ontario Registration, current BCLS Certificate
• Completion of approved Occupational Health Nursing Certificate Course.
• CCOHN highly recommended
• Must have 2 years experience in an OHS department in a Health Care Sector. Strong knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control OHS related issues
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act, WSIB and LTD processes and procedures and all applicable occupational health & safety legislation and standards and Human rights act.
• Advanced Nursing Assessment skills
• Computer literacy - Word processing, data entry, Parklane.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good investigation skills for WSIB injuries
• Demonstrated excellent problem-solving ability
• Minimum 2 years experience using the OHS Parklane system preferred
• Able to self management own individual work load.
• Oral presentation skills

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their cover letter and resume (in one document) quoting 223750 to:

Human Resources
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

To apply, please click "Apply for Position" at the bottom of this page.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.