Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing treatment of work-related injury and illness in a caring, efficient, and professional manner consistent with clinical nursing guidelines.
• Assist in administration of case management for prolonged or complex illnesses/injuries.
• Maintain medical records in accordance with established guidelines.
• Perform medical screenings such as drug and alcohol, vision, blood pressure, audiograms, respirator, and pulmonary function tests.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate guidelines.
• Communicate with employees, line management and health care providers on health and fitness-for-duty issues.
• Manage all cases to facilitate productivity, assuring appropriate care and return to work.
• Responsible for assuring the appropriate access and utilization of healthcare services.
• Implement wellness and prevention programs.
• Assist with identifying, evaluating, and implementing accommodations and return to work options for workers with restricted duty.
• Coordinate activities with Occupational Health, Safety, and Human Resources.
• Maintain current knowledge of local hazards, toxicity of materials and relevant emergency medical care.
• Contribute to the design of controls for injury prevention and health surveillance related to actual and potential hazards in the work environment.
• Maintain clinic inventory, safety checks, and waste management.

Qualifications:

• Active state nursing license as registered nurse.
• Bachelor’s degree and certification in occupational health nursing.
• 3 – 5 years of experience as an occupational nurse.
• Basic understanding of federal and state regulations applicable to occupational and environmental health and safety.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Experience in effectively collaborating, within guidelines, to balance the needs of the employee and business.
• Experience with emergency response and hazardous materials.
• BLS certification.
• Prefer certifications in BAT, respirator testing and audiometric testing.
• Phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to write reports and correspondence clearly.
• Experience in maintaining appropriate medical records in compliance with company policies and external regulations (e.g., OSHA).
• Demonstrated ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge and experience with computers applications to conduct various tests and to maintain appropriate records.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Must Haves:

• Active state nursing license as registered nurse.
• Bachelor’s degree and certification in occupational health nursing.
• 3 – 5 years of experience as an occupational nurse.
• Basic understanding of federal and state regulations applicable to occupational and environmental health and safety.
• Experience in maintaining appropriate medical records in compliance with company policies and external regulations (e.g., OSHA).
• Experience with emergency response and hazardous materials.
• BLS certification.
• Please carefully review the reference requirement in the pre-screening position of the candidate submission process.

Nice to Haves:

• Prefer certifications in BAT, respirator testing and audiometric testing.
• Phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with computers applications to conduct various tests and to maintain appropriate records.