Supervisor, Occupational Health Nurse

Abbott • Madison, WI

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor, Occupational Health Nurse works at Abbott’s Madison, Wisconsin location in the Cancer Diagnostics Division. The role leads day-to-day Occupational Health Clinic operations and supervises occupational health nurses and administrative staff, while providing and overseeing nursing services that support employee health, safety, and well-being. The position reports to the Occupational Health and Wellness Manager. The role includes travel 10% of the time and medical surveillance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in Occupational Health nursing or closely related nursing.
• Demonstrated experience directly supervising or formally leading clinical and administrative support staff, including work assignment, scheduling, performance feedback, and staff development.
• Working knowledge of occupational health case management, illness and injury response, health surveillance, workplace health risks, and related fields such as safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, toxicology, or epidemiology.
• Sound judgment, problem-solving, communication, consulting, organization, customer focus, and computer proficiency, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Active, unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Wisconsin at hire and throughout employment, plus any additional credentials, training, or certifications required for assigned clinical activities.
• If supporting employees across jurisdictions, ability to obtain and maintain any required compact privilege or additional license.

Nice To Haves

• Nurse Practitioner (NP) credential.
• Master’s degree.
• Certification in occupational health nursing (e.g., COHN).

Responsibilities

• Lead daily clinic operations and supervise occupational health nurses and clerical/administrative staff, including scheduling, coverage, work assignments, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and staff development.
• Provide and oversee occupational health nursing services within scope of practice, including illness and injury response, health surveillance, job placement and work-status support, case management, and regulatory programs.
• Administer approved site procedures, budgets, and resources; monitor compliance with corporate, divisional, local, state, and federal requirements; and escalate gaps as needed.
• Monitor workplace and workforce health risks through walkthroughs, job hazard analyses, and ergonomic or exposure evaluations, and implement approved controls and health-promotion activities.
• Partner with EHSS, Human Resources, Benefits, Legal, Security, site leadership, and external providers.
• Collect and report accurate Occupational Health data, support audits and inspections, and coordinate responses to serious incidents.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, offering an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level