Essential Duties and Responsibilities include those listed below. Other duties may be assigned. This position is a full time (minimum 40 hours per week) on-site position.
This position is a 2nd Shift position
Nurse Duties
• Takes patient's vital signs, treats wounds, and evaluates physical condition of patient.
• Uses and documents the nursing process in care management.
• Assesses diagnoses and treats patients consistent with appropriate standards and laws.
• Counsels’ patients on reduction of risks associated with occupational and environmental health and safety hazards.
• Uses and maintains an accurate and complete record keeping system, while maintaining confidentiality.
• Identifies the need for case management intervention.
• Contacts Physician and hospital to arrange for further medical treatment, when needed.
• Coordinates patient health screening and surveillance programs and services.
• Monitors the work environment to assure the health and safety of workers.
• Identifies internal resources, assets and capabilities which might be used in the event of a local or regional emergency and/or disaster incident.
• Monitors legislative activities that may impact nursing practice, workers, worksite, and environment.
• Develops and coordinates employee programs such as health education, accident prevention, alcohol abuse counseling.
• Designs and manages health, safety and environmental programs and services consistent with corporate culture, business objectives and the needs of worker and community populations.
• Assists Physician in employee medical examinations.
Workers’ Compensation (WC) Duties
• Performs weekly audits of open workers' compensation claims as well as accident investigations.
• Conducts various safety audits for the Safety department.
• Works closely with all members of the Safety department and with Human Resources regarding various aspects, including injured employees work status, WC hearings and WC litigation.
• Completes monthly, weekly reports in terms of money spent for medical, indemnity and legal costs.
• Obtains transportation of injured employees to doctor's office.
• Provides fit testing to new employees.
• Monitors disability claims.
Miscellaneous
• Fosters positive work relationships.
• Observes and enforces all Company, housekeeping, safety and plant policies and procedures.
• Has strong written, oral, communication and facilitation skills.
• Creates and maintains a culture of continuous improvement.
• Keeps Safety Manager and other key managers abreast of significant issues or developments as appropriate.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities