Nurse Employee Health 3

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

7d•$86,000 - $108,000•Onsite

About The Position

Provides nursing services and first aid to employees or other people who become ill or injured at work facilities and industrial plants. Administers occupational health programs, including workers’ compensation, return-to-work and disability management, wellness initiatives, and employee health surveillance. Maintains treatment records, prepares accident reports, provides health education, dispenses standard medications, and refers contagious diseases or serious injuries to a physician. May collaborate with industrial toxicology professionals and hygienists to identify workplace environmental factors or stresses that may affect workers’ health or comfort. The role collaborates with occupational health professionals to identify workplace hazards and support employee health and safety. The nurse must be willing to cross-train and provide coverage in pre-employment, medical surveillance, and other clinic areas as needed, including onboarding activities and annual surveillance physicals for shipyard employees. The position works in a fast-paced clinic.

Requirements

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Graduation from an accredited educational institution.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Strong clinical assessment, documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
Dependable and adaptable, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Willingness to cross-train and support occupational health, medical surveillance, and pre-employment clinic services.
Five years of experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in a related field; three years of relevant professional experience with a Master's Degree; or zero years with a PhD.

Nice To Haves

Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) training or experience.
Occupational health, industrial nursing, or employee health experience.
Experience with workers’ compensation, return-to-work assessments, and medical surveillance programs.
Familiarity with pre-employment physicals, employee onboarding, and annual shipyard surveillance examinations.
Experience working with industrial hygienists and other occupational health professionals.
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to adapt to changing clinic demands.
Willingness to learn new clinical procedures and take initiative in improving clinic operations.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing services and first aid to employees or other people who become ill or injured at work facilities and industrial plants.
Administer workers’ compensation, return-to-work, disability management, wellness, and employee health surveillance programs.
Maintain records of people treated and prepare accident reports.
Provide health education information and dispense standard medications.
Refer contagious diseases or serious injuries to a company or employee physician.
Collaborate with occupational health professionals to identify workplace hazards and support employee health and safety.
Work with industrial toxicology professionals and/or hygienists to recognize workplace environmental factors or stresses that may affect workers.
Cross-train and provide coverage in pre-employment, medical surveillance, and other clinic areas as needed.
Support onboarding activities and annual surveillance physicals for shipyard employees.