OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER

Principal Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains an efficient occupational health care process appropriate to the needs of the facility.
• Manages Occupational Health staff and ensures standardized application of policy and quality of nursing care.
• Ensures adherence to health management protocols, medical directives, policies and procedures and physicians standing orders while following guidelines indicated by Occupational Health Manuel.
• Maintains OSHA log.
• Provides compassionate, quality care to employees.
• Coordinates all worker’s compensation management including compliance with requirements of state worker’s compensation regulations, reporting all cases that require outside medical care to third party administrator (TPA), and initiation of internal case.
• Counsels employees with illness or injuries including assessment, first aid, follow-up care, rehabilitation service, and case management.
• Coordinates health assessments and evaluations of employees for return-to-work, fitness for duty, and medical surveillance in accordance with health management and safety protocols and the authorized physician’s written directives.
• Oversees the compliance of drug and alcohol tests in accordance to company drug and alcohol program administered by the departmental staff.
• Delivers direct care of employees at the site according to the medical directives within the scope of practice and regulations of the State Nurse Practice Act in the applied state.
• Adheres to health management policies, protocols, medical directives, and physicians' standing orders according to the scope of practice.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as an RN to practice in the state of employment.
• Manages Occupational Health activities.
• Supervises two or more employees.
• Directs, administers, supervises, and evaluates site occupational health service department with professional expertise and administrative leadership.
• Adheres to HIPAA and partner confidentiality to ensure compliance of confidentiality of employee’s personal information.
• Establishes, maintains, and reviews a record keeping system that ensures confidentiality.
• Maintains compliance with state and federal regulations including OSHA, Worker’s Compensation, etc.
• Provides compassionate, quality care to employees.
• Coordinates all worker’s compensation management including compliance with requirements of state worker’s compensation regulations, reporting all cases that require outside medical care to third party administrator (TPA), and initiation of internal case.
• Coordinates health assessments and evaluations of employees for return-to-work, fitness for duty, and medical surveillance in accordance with health management and safety protocols and the authorized physician’s written directives.
• Oversees the compliance of drug and alcohol tests in accordance to company drug and alcohol program administered by the departmental staff.
• Delivers direct care of employees at the site according to the medical directives within the scope of practice and regulations of the State Nurse Practice Act in the applied state.
• Adheres to health management policies, protocols, medical directives, and physicians' standing orders according to the scope of practice.

Skills

• Compassionate care
• Quality care
• First aid
• Minor treatment
• Counseling
• Referral and medical liaison
• Worker’s compensation management
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Healthcare documentation
• OSHA compliance
• Worker’s compensation regulations
• Employee medical care
• Occupational health protocols
• Medical directives
• Physicians' standing orders

Benefits

• Compliance with state and federal regulations including OSHA, Worker’s Compensation, etc.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible scheduling
• Work-life balance

Pay

Salary range: $XX - $YY per hour/daily/weekly/monthly, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Hours may vary based on operational needs, but typically include standard business hours plus occasional evenings and weekends.