Occupational Health Nurse (Plainfield, IN)

About the role

Provides Occupational Health and First Aid Case Management services at assigned Duke Energy locations. Services include assessing, planning, and delivering first aid care to all employees in a timely fashion, with a focus on the prevention of escalation to OSHA recordable events.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and planning first aid care for employees.
• Delivering first aid to employees during normal working hours and on-call afterhours.
• Assessing and managing employee medical conditions and job functions.
• Communicating with employees about health and wellness issues and making appropriate referrals.
• Performing hands-on ergonomic evaluations for employees.
• Supporting corporate Quick Fit stretching program.
• Documenting all medical examinations, tests, consultations, and evaluations.
• Maintaining confidentiality of employee medical files.
• Assessing and managing work-related injuries and illnesses.
• Traveling as needed to assess employees and support emergency deployments.
• Participating in safety meetings and trainings.

Requirements

• Associates degree in Nursing AND Two years of work experience as Occupational Health Nurse or two years hospital experience.
• Valid Registered Nurse license in state of practice AND Basic Life Support (CPR) Certification.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable of ADA, FMLA, OSHA, and WC laws with ability to make sound medical decisions in each area.
• Knowledgeable of HIPAA requirements and handles confidential medical information appropriately.
• Experienced in use of computers, email, MS Word, MS Excel, and Occupational Health data programs.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision & outside help.
• Excellent people skills and high level of attention to detail.

Skills

• Knowledgeable of NRC regulations (Nuclear specific).
• Knowledgeable of OSHA requirements with ability to make sound medical decisions in each area.
• Experienced in use of computers for electronic Occupational Health data programs.
• Certifications in Audiometric and Spirometry testing.
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN).

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits package.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Day shift is primary schedule but there are emergency call-out duty for back-shift and weekends and outage response.