Occupational Health Program Manager
About The Position
Saint Louis University is seeking an Occupational Health Program Manager to manage the provision of an efficient, high-quality Occupational Health Program (OHP) service for Laboratory and Animal Research staff. This role ensures compliance with health and safety accrediting organizations, aims to reduce occupational injury/illness, and promotes best practices in occupational health within the University. The position involves planning, developing, coordinating, monitoring, and auditing OHP services, formulating policies for health protection and surveillance, and providing expert guidance in partnership with research leadership. The manager will develop data gathering processes for continuous improvement, maintain confidential records, contribute to training and health surveillance, and stay updated on OHP guidance and regulations. This role also assists in creating new OHP services and performs other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
- Four or more years of experience in occupational safety and health
- Familiarity with OSHA regulations, to include 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1926, 29 CFR 1904, and 29 CFR 1960
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong skills with Microsoft Office software and utilization of information systems
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in safety, industrial hygiene, environmental health, health physics, biology, or other safety related field
- Previous experience in federal government
Responsibilities
- Plans, develops, coordinates, monitors, and audits the delivery of OHP services provided to the University; ensures high quality, customer satisfaction; promotes best practice in OHP based on research, evidence, and evaluation
- Formulates, implements, and evaluates policies/strategies for health protection and surveillance of workers to meet regulatory requirements and to promote OHP participants’ health and wellbeing
- Works in partnership with Research leadership and other appropriate professionals/agencies to provide expert guidance when OHP input is required; maintains good relationships to develop the understanding and involvement of the OHP in the support of laboratory and animal research workers
- Develops processes for gathering data for continued improvement; communicates trends and advises on action plans to meet regulatory requirements
- Responsible for the maintenance of a confidential records management system
- Contributes to the provision of training, advice, health surveillance, vaccinations, respirator physicals/fit tests, sickness absence management, investigations of cases of occupational injury/illness, and other general OHP issues
- Stays abreast of new and emerging guidance and regulations that govern OHP practice; resources for this include ACOEM (American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine), as well as the Eagleson Institute; uses evidence-based practice to guide interpretation of statutory requirements and advisory guidance to ensure the health protection of OHP participants
- Assists in creating new services for OHP participants
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
