Occupational Nurse

Bayer•Luling, LA

87d•$90,400 - $135,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Occupational Nurse provides professional nursing care for the comfort and well-being of employees and assists physicians during examinations and treatments. Administers prescribed medications and changes dressings. Prepares and maintains patient clinical records. Develops preventive health care programs. Maintain established inventory levels for medicines, supplies and equipment. This position is critical for supporting the occupational health services needed at the Luling Site; as well as supporting management in its’ overall goals. This candidate executes clinical and managerial aspects of key Occupational Medicine (OM) programs to management, influences employees and management in health aspects of other Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) programs and engages in related community outreach. In addition, the ideal candidate will support and collaborate with the North America (NA) OM team to share best practices, to identify areas for improvement and to support the NA OM Lead in overall execution of OM needs in NA. A key challenge for this position will be to balance clinical with administrative tasks to meet employee and site needs while protecting Bayer’s reputation and compliance with internal policies, requirements, and regulations.

Requirements

B.S. Science of Nursing with Registered Nurse License.
License to practice in Louisiana and in good standing with the State Nursing Board.
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Excellent English writing and verbal skills.

Nice To Haves

10 years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
Certification as an Occupational Health Nurse Specialist.
Experience in workers’ compensation and OM program management at sites.
Auditing experience.
Case Management experience.
CPR trained and emergency response development and implementation.

Responsibilities

Manage and ensure that all applicable Occupational Medicine (OM) programs are implemented, and their ongoing execution is verified for compliance with OSHA, DOT, ADA, and Bayer requirements.
Manage medical surveillance: appropriate inclusion of at-risk workers; completion of all medical screenings completed onsite; quality review of medical screenings/examination results/ follow-up of recommentations/re-evaluations; and tracking of activity and outcome metrics.
Manage fitness for duty assessment programs: Medical assessments (preplacement, periodic, return to work, ad hoc fitness for duty medical exams, substance abuse policy compliance), outcomes and follow-ups in coordination with HR Benefits, risk management (if applicable) and our short term disability vendor in compliance with HR policies.
Collaborate medical emergency response and first aid response (including bloodborne pathogen and contagious disease exposure prevention): plan is up-to-date and reflects collaboration with other site emergency response providers as well as external providers; resources are in place and kept up-to-date; expectations for first aid emergency and non-emergency response is clearly defined, and all possible work-related injuries are communicated and co-managed with risk management, hR & ESH.
Ensure timely workers education about relevant oM issues, manage medical assessments of onsite injuries, medical treatment in accordance with advanced practice scope of practice, referral as needed, documentation, notification, and management of worker abilities.
Have the authority to conduct medical exams, provide medical diagnosis, consultation, medical treatment, and/or prescribe medical tests or medication for work related injuries.
Partner with Hr, Legal, HSE, and people Managers to facilitate the corporate Bayer post offer medical evaluation program, executive health program, employee return to work processes, fitness for duty, occupational medical surveillance, and medical accommodation requests.
Lead collaborative working relationships with local hospitals and other health care providers.
Provide technical knowledge, expertise, and consultative support to the site in management of issues related to ergonomics, industrial hygiene, injury investigation, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) management, wellness efforts (in collaboration with NA wellness lead), influenza vaccination campaign and other HSE programs Management (onboarding, training, supervision) of additional Nursing support as needed.
Adhere to all medico-legal aspects of confidentiality, medical records management and professional ethics.
Adhere to documentation, reporting, communication, and data management expectations (e.g. clinic/first aid utilization, outcome metrics).