[MCOH-EH] Oversight of Employee Health Nurse Functions

[Maher, Kathy]

Angeli,

Our medical oversight is provided by a physician with multiple roles

.         Medical Director Employee Health 

.         Medical Director Infection Control and Prevention

.         Antibiotic Stewardship

.         Chair Infection Control and Prevention

.         Faculty Attending Physician Infectious Diseases and Internal
Medicine

.         Quality Improvement

This position gets small funding amounts from each responsibility.  We are a
450+ bed academic medical center.

 

 

Kathy Maher RN MSN, Manager

Employee Health Services UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Ave   MS 359855

Seattle WA 98104

Ph: 206-744-3081  Fax: 206-744-4886   Cell: 206-484-9128

 

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+kaem=u.washington.edu at mylist.net] On
Behalf Of Angeli Mancuso
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 9:45 AM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Oversight of Employee Health Nurse Functions

 

Good morning and happy Monday!!!

 

I am the manager of a hospital system employee health and safety department
staffed by nurses. We are currently researching options for changing the
medical oversight of our department and could use your help. 

 

Can anyone point me in the direction to determine the regulation or laws
that govern the employee health and safety function for hospital employees?
The nurses in our department offer the following services:

.         Annual TB screenings via skin test 

.         Respirator fit testing

.         Vaccinations

.         Blood/body fluid exposure follow up

.         Case management (not treatment) of workers' compensation injuries

 

At this time, we have a contracted physician sign standing orders for
protocols above (including emergency management of adverse reactions to
injections). We are looking at options to bring this in-house under our
Director of Nursing and Chief Medical Officer (neither of whom specialize in
employee or occupational health services). 

 

How do others manage their nurse run departments? Who signs your orders? Who
is your resource when developing new protocols/procedures?

 

 

Angeli Mancuso, RN, COHN-S/CM

Manager, Employee Health & Safety | Cottage Health

P.O Box 689 | 400 W. Pueblo St | Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0689

Office: (805) 569-7866 |  Fax: (805) 569-8271

 <mailto:a1mancus at sbch.org> a1mancus at sbch.org |
<http://www.cottagehealth.org/> cottagehealth.org

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