Public health staff nurse vs occupational health nurse

Differences between public health staff nurse and occupational health nurse duties and responsibilities

Public health staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Participate in manage care activities to produce health change, specifically providing diabetes education and lifestyle counseling in chronic disease areas.
• Administer and interpret TB skin testing and provide educational in-services on TB disease/prevention to area health care agencies.
• Administer treatments including wound/ incision dressing, catheter, tracheotomy and colostomy care to patient following physician's instructions.
• Provide nurse case management and education for individuals with infectious diseases that may threaten the community including tuberculosis and hepatitis.
• Conduct cardiovascular monitoring, catheters; mechanical ventilators; maintain a positive bedside manner.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.

Occupational health nurse example responsibilities.

• Participate in manage care activities to produce health change, specifically providing diabetes education and lifestyle counseling in chronic disease areas.
• Facilitate rehabilitation of injure employees, utilizing case management to ensure coordination of care, FMLA and return-to-work program.
• Provide emergency triage care as appropriate, dispense medications and treatments, and assist physicians with physical exams and/or psychiatric evaluations.
• Exercise compassion and respect for all cultures.
• Prepare for HIPAA and MI-OSHA reviews and audits.
• Maintain and coordinate a and written a program.
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