Advanced Occupational Nurse

About the Role

Provides nursing treatment of work-related injury and illness. Assists in administration of case management for prolonged or complex illnesses/injuries. Maintains medical records in accordance with established guidelines. Performs medical screenings such as drug and alcohol, vision, blood pressure, venipuncture, audiograms, and pulmonary function tests. Ensures compliance with regulatory and corporate guidelines. Communicates with employees, HR, line management, and health care providers on health and fitness-for-duty issues. Implements wellness and prevention programs. Coordinates activities with Occupational Health, Safety, and HR. Performs work site visits and maintains current knowledge of local hazards, toxicity of materials, and relevant emergency medical care. Assists in preparing patients for off-site transport during medical emergencies. This position covers 3 operating sites within a 15-mile radius with approximately 400 employees total.

Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality in all areas/aspects of patient care.
• Maintain up-to-date CAOHC (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation) certification.
• Maintain up-to-date certificate in Spirometry/Pulmonary Function Testing.
• Maintain up-to-date certificate/training as a Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT).
• Serve as the site’s Infection Control Officer and maintain up-to-date state-mandated refresher training.
• Work with site SHE Specialist/ERT Coordinator in updating site Exposure Control Plan/Bloodborne Pathogens document/training.
• Maintain up-to-date Mylar Injury/Illness Recordkeeping and S35G refresher training.
• Participate in corporate IHS teleconferences, web meetings, face-to-face training, and second-party OH/Recordkeeping audits.
• Serve on site’s Pandemic Plan committee and assist in plan updates.
• Hold monthly meetings with members of management for disability review and current employee restrictions.
• Work with HR in the management of FMLA paperwork and certifications.
• Review and approve all monthly bills for services rendered by outside providers for employees (e.g., x-rays, lab work, medicine, medical supplies).
• Enter all medical visits in the MedGate EMR (electronic medical record) and ensure proper documentation per OSHA guidelines for both work-related and non-work-related illnesses/injuries. Also, enter all pre-placement urine drug tests and send DDRs to corporate and management.
• Work with HR in the T&P/Incapability process and prepare the MER (medical evaluation report) for submission along with the CDL (case determination letter) to Aetna for claims.
• Work with SHE for OSHA compliance as well as preparatory and participation in second-party audits.
• Serve as the administrator for the Mylar Asbestos Medical Surveillance Program.
• Serve as the nurse for the Mylar Hopewell and Spruance Site and Richmond Zytel site.
• Serve as the American Red Cross contact for the site and schedule and run 2 or more bloodmobiles per year.
• Serve as the site liaison to the EAP program and usually the first person contacted for EAP emergencies and/or guidance.
• Serve as the site administrator in the annual flu vaccine campaign, including ordering flu vaccine, syringes, needles, alcohol wipes, band-aids, hand sanitizer, and administering injections.
• Adjunct member of the ERT and work with SHE/ERT in medical emergencies.

Requirements

• Active nursing license.
• Basic nursing skills with advanced skills preferred (ICU/CCU, ER).
• Knowledge and/or ability to quickly learn new procedures/tasks and operate equipment designed for medical testing.
• Good communication skills, including written and verbal; ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
• Able to work without guidance; strong work planning and time management skills.
• Able to make decisions quickly using solid judgment.
• Able to multitask.
• Knowledge of OSHA recordkeeping and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of DuPont guidelines and best practices.
• Computer skills including electronic charting, emails, presentations, etc.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Virginia.
• Active membership and/or designation from a related professional organization is preferred.

Skills

• Analysis and Judgement: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Building Sustainable Customer Relationships: Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships.
• Business Acumen: Understanding the organization’s business model and financial goals; utilizing economic, financial, and organizational data to build and document the business case for investing in workplace learning and performance solutions; using business terminology when communicating with others.
• Communicating With Impact: Expressing thoughts, feelings, and ideas in a clear, succinct, and compelling manner in both individual and group situations; adjusting language to capture the attention of the audience.
• Decision Making: Relating and comparing; securing relevant information and identifying key issues; committing to an action after developing alternative courses of action that take into consideration resources, constraints, and organizational values.
• Embracing Change: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Engagement: Demonstrating a willingness to actively commit to one’s work and to invest one’s time, talent, and best efforts to accomplish organizational goals.
• Innovation: Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Managing For Productivity: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Teamwork/Collaboration: Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.