Nurse Manager - A Shift - Dakota City, NE

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Dakota City, NE

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Occupational health nursing is a specialized discipline focused on delivering comprehensive health and safety programs to workers and workplace populations. The practice emphasizes promoting and restoring health, preventing illness and injury, and protecting individuals from work‑related and environmental hazards. The Nurse Manager serves as the clinical and operational leader for Occupational Health Services, providing professional guidance, support, and supervision to the occupational health staff. This role ensures strong clinical practice, fosters professional and educational development, and oversees training initiatives that promote safe, effective, and person‑centered care. The Nurse Manager participates in facility management meetings to provide occupational health updates, conducts annual performance evaluations, and manages hiring and scheduling to ensure proper staffing across all shifts. Additional responsibilities include managing workers’ compensation cases, ensuring compliance with OSHA, state, company, and legal reporting requirements, and maintaining the highest level of confidentiality. The role also supports facility safety and ergonomic initiatives, develops and delivers health education programs for Team Members, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Current unrestricted state license as a Registered Nurse is required.
2+ years’ management experience and knowledge of occupational health nursing or relevant nursing field preferred.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to work with an electronic medical documentation system.
Must be able to walk unassisted through the plant, quickly respond to medical emergencies, climb stairs, assess team members swiftly, and perform CPR if required.
Ensure team members and supervisors are following prescribed modified restricted duty requirements.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Independent decision making and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the clinical and operational leader for Occupational Health Services.
Provide professional guidance, support, and supervision to the occupational health staff.
Implement and maintain occupational health programs, policies, and procedures at the facility.
Supervise and evaluate nursing and support personnel.
Ensure all nursing practices align with established standards and scope of practice.
Participate in facility management meetings to provide occupational health updates.
Conduct annual performance evaluations.
Manage hiring and scheduling to ensure proper staffing across all shifts.
Manage workers’ compensation cases.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, state, company, and legal reporting requirements.
Maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
Support facility safety and ergonomic initiatives.
Develop and deliver health education programs for Team Members.
Perform other duties as assigned.