Job Description

The occupational health nurse assistant will support the Occupational Health Nurse in ensuring the health and safety of employees within the workplace. This role involves assisting with clinical care, managing health and safety records, and supporting the implementation of wellness programs. The assistant will play a key role in maintaining a healthy work environment and providing initial responses to workplace health concerns.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote health and safety and help employees cope with illnesses and injuries. Provide employee education on ergonomics and stretching.
• Evaluate patients for potential care. Take vital signs, provide first aid and triage.
• Collaborate with physicians, hospitals, and other outside healthcare to provide care for employees.
• Pre-employment medical history interviews.
• Monitor and maintain medical supplies.
• Coordinate return to work for employees, including communicating restrictions.
• Perform hearing exams and maintain testing records.
• Perform functional analysis testing of new and existing employees.
• Assist with ergonomic evaluations and help develop improvements for job functions.
• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Candidates must have a healthcare or health-related background with training and/or experience in patient care, injury assessment, rehabilitation, or wellness programming. Education or experience may include clinical care, sports medicine, occupational health, or related fields.
• 3+ years’ experience in an industrial or medical setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPR and first aid certified.
• Ergonomics experience.
• Experience leading a health and wellness program.
• Bilingual in other languages such as Spanish, French, Creole, Burmese, Farsi, Pashto, Bosnian, Vietnamese, and Arabic.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to communicate with all levels of employees, from upper management to hourly employees. Responsible for driving consistent messages throughout the organization.
• The ability to do the right thing when no one is looking and strength to stand up when situations arise that put people or the environment at risk.
• Position will have access to medical records and must be able to keep confidential information secure.
• Knowledge of nursing practices (first aid, wound treatment, etc.) and knowledge of physical training (stretching, work hardening, strength training).
• Drives continuous improvement, knowing that even small improvements contribute to the success of the organization.

Work Environment

This position operates in the office and in the plant. Most of the time the nurse will be in an office/clinic setting. But the nurse will be called to the plant to assist in first aid and emergency situations. Nurses will also be involved in plant audits.

Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk or sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision. The employee will be subject to heat and to cold temperatures.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.

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What we offer:

• Competitive total compensation package for you and your family.
• Excellent benefit plan. Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flex Spending Accounts, Voluntary Benefits, PTO, 401k, Long & Short Term Disability, Discount Meat Purchase Program, and more!

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