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What to Expect
The Triage & First Aid nurse provides clinical management for acute, work-
related and non-work-related medical emergencies for employees in an
automotive manufacturing factory.
What You'll Do
Works with emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to respond to acute
medical emergencies. Most work will be conducted from a dedicated Triage
and First Aid facility, but may require field response to support EMTs.
Provides clinical assessment, triage, first aid treatment and/or
stabilization, disposition (i.e., return to work or home; referral to
emergency room, urgent care or external physician appointment; referral to
personal physician for non-work-related conditions) and limited follow-up
for an array of medical emergencies and semi-emergencies including but not
limited to:
Work-related: orthopedic trauma including sprains, fractures and acute-
onset pain; burns, contusions, abrasions and lacerations; crush and
amputation injuries; eye injuries including foreign bodies; chemical,
thermal (heat), electrical, and other environmental exposures.
Non-work-related: near syncope (fainting), loss of consciousness, chest
pain, headache, seizures, shortness of breath, dizziness, fever, abdominal
pain; anaphylaxis, hives; panic attack, acute confusion, and other
psychiatric decompensation; diabetic emergencies.
Obtains, documents and communicates verbally and in writing: focused
history of injury or illness, pertinent medical history, mechanism of
injury and other circumstantial and historical information to
differentiate work-relatedness from non-work-relatedness; return to work
or follow-up instructions to: Emergency Medicine physician (supervisor);
employee (patient), EMT, supervisors, health and safety managers
(EHS), and the Workplace Health staff (see below).
Evaluates fitness for duty to return to work, including review of notes
from physicians/providers, for employees after having been referred to
emergency room or urgent care.
As a Tesla employee, reports to and works under the direct clinical
supervision of an Emergency Medicine physician (independent contractor,
off-site) and administrative supervision of the Tesla Workplace Health
(workers' compensation, incident investigation, employee advocates, and
administrative management) staff.
This position reports directly to the Medical Center Nurse Manager.
What You'll Bring
Associates degree in nursing (ADN) from an accredited college.
Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited, four-year college
or university preferred.
Currently licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Texas, in good
standing with no disciplinary actions.
Minimum 5 years' experience in emergency room, urgent care, or similar
acute care environments encompassing the scope of acute medical
emergencies described above. Additional clinical experience in
outpatient/ambulatory settings including workplace or occupational
medicine clinic is preferred. (Supervisor references required)
Current and active training in BLS, ACLS and PALS.
Experience with and knowledge of workers' compensation and private medical
insurance, and OSHA recordability criteria, is preferred but not
requisite.
Experience with documentation in an electronic medical record (EMR)
