Occupational Health Nurse

Mars • Columbus, OH

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Occupational Health Nurse supports the business by using occupational health and wellbeing expertise to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory federal and state guidance. This role mitigates current and future occupational health risks and business costs through business partnerships. The nurse empowers Associates with the necessary tools to achieve and maintain a lifestyle of health, through proactive interventions and serving as a trusted resource. The position is based in Columbus, OH, and requires on-site presence for a minimum of 4 days a week, with 1 day remote, and on-call coverage after standard work hours.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years Occupational Health experience.
• BS in Nursing required.
• Registered Nurse License required.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously.
• Strong Business Acumen required.
• Must have strong collaboration, critical thinking and influencing skills.
• Ability to travel 10-15% to sites supported is required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s preferred.
• Project management experience a plus.
• Previous stakeholder management experience.
• Workers’ Compensation experience preferred.
• COHN/S (Certified Occupational Health Nurse) preferred.
• CAOHC Hearing Conservation Certification preferred.
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing site/ in a dynamic fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted, credible partnerships with site leaders and stakeholders (HSE, Facilities) to drive healthy culture change through influence.
• Collaborate with other members of the Associate Health & Wellbeing team to deploy strategy, amplify impact, identify synergies for health promotion, and inspire healthy habits.
• COE level expertise to support site initiatives and escalations on health and well-being related issues.
• Translation of population-health data, clinical dashboards, and insights to create customized reports that identify gaps, validate program investments, evaluate program effectiveness, and monitor outcomes against targets.
• Actively participates in communities of practice to share learnings, tools, practices, experiences and to support team.
• Proactively seeks continuous learning opportunities and leverages technology to advance the practice of Occupational Health within Mars.
• Develop and implement an action plan for addressing the key health risks for the site based on all applicable data sources. Developing the plan requires awareness and analysis of site population health data. Implementation requires excellent communication and organizational skills, and ability to manage health promotion activities.
• Maintains and safeguards confidentiality of employee health information and health records as mandated by HIPPA and Mars Inc Policy.
• The role requires current knowledge of a changing regulatory environment including OSHA regulations and Mars Inc requirements, US and state labor laws and any other country laws and regulations.
• Provides health care education designed to prevent injury and illness by promoting effective management of occupational and non-occupational health issues.
• Supports benefit utilization through health fairs and partnership with the Benefits organization.
• Regularly interacts with all Associates as part of regular walk throughs, inspections, risk assessments, and/or self-audits.
• Provides clinical nursing assessment, nursing diagnosis and management of occupational injuries and illnesses, following current Nursing Guidelines and Medical Directives.
• Management of country, OSHA, and Mars Inc regulated health monitoring programs including hearing conservation, respirator use, bloodborne pathogens, sensitizers, and others as determined by site assessment tools. This may include related worker training, hazard communication and detailed awareness of occupational hygiene characterization of the work environment.
• Identifies Associates with actual or potential occupational exposures, including chemical, biological, and ergonomic, and determines the need for baseline and annual medical surveillance.
• Ensures that all regulatory processes for work-related injury/ illness claims are followed while maintaining a strong partnership with adjusters, site leadership and risk management.
• Liaises with HSE staff by identifying trends in Occupational Injuries/Illnesses and supporting the resolution of unsafe conditions at the site, assisting with incident investigation as needed and supporting safety initiatives within the workplace.
• Participate in workplace ergonomic assessments for both supply and non-supply safety.
• The job holder requires substantial influencing skills to be successful. It will be necessary to influence health and safety behavior and decision making at the site level to drive and support a culture of health and well-being.

Benefits

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees