Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Principal Occupational Health Nurse
Duration: 12+ Months (Possible temp to hire)
Location: Carlsbad, CA 92008
Hybrid Role (24 hour/week)
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for activities related to developing, implementing and monitoring policies and procedures to ensure that the company meets and complies with all applicable regulations pertaining to Environment, Health and Safety (EHS).
- Provides for and delivers health care services to workers and worker populations within an occupational setting to assist ill and injured employees to reach maximum health and productivity.
- Being a highly visible, engaged resource to the employees and the management team focused on risk assessment, injury prevention and ergonomics
- Facilitates program and scheduling of medical surveillance exams, medical credentialing for in-scope field staff and all associated recordkeeping
- Manages the medical records of employees in a confidential manner and in order to comply with appropriate regulations
- Follows medical director standing orders and works independently.
- Provides onsite medical services to employees including triage of occupational injuries, illnesses and exposures, and treatment or referral for further evaluation as necessary in accordance with clinical guidelines/protocols
- Provides common occupational medical testing and monitoring such as respiratory fit testing.
- Understanding of CA Worker’s Compensation Law
- Administers worker’s compensation program with 3rd party case management
- Provides workers’ compensation case management and collaborates with healthcare providers, safety specialists, employee supervisors, employee and other members of the occupational health team.
- Collaborates with EHS colleagues to compile injury metrics and other data to be used in continual improvement of site safety program, including cyclical reporting and other miscellaneous site, and corporate communications
- Participates in incident investigations when appropriate for OHN and after-action communication
- Coordinate outside vendors for annual hearing tests, first aid training, CPR/AED training, blood drives, first aid kit supply, etc.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Must possess basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Must possess occupational health / electronic medical record experience, Cority/ experience helpful
- Communicates with industrial hygiene, safety and management regarding perceived health problems related to workplace exposure and promotes the observance of good hygiene and safety practice in the performance of employees’ job duties
- Administers bloodborne pathogen program and procedures
- Participates on site’s medical emergency response team (first aid only) and supports training facilitation
- Participates in office ergonomics program, including ergonomic assessments and facilitation of improvement activities
Education/Experience:
- Current Registered Nurse in state CA
- 5+ years’ experience
- Position requires occupational health / electronic medical record experience, Cority/experience helpful.
- Knowledge of Worker's Compensation and CA state laws
- Knowledge of OSHA standards for injury recordability and recordkeeping
- A seasoned, experienced professional with experience in occupational health in an industrial/manufacturing environment
- Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
- Computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
Job Tags
Temporary work, Work at office,