100% improvement. Make appropriate referrals. Work with contracted Medical Director and/or treating
physicians on serious injuries and illnesses to ensure timely care and quick return to full duty.
· Drive conservative care, to reduce impact of injury on business, while ensuring employee needs are met.
· Manage required medical testing and surveillance programs including audiograms, drug testing, PAT, vision,
etc.
· Manage Early Intervention Program for MSD’s and strains/sprains, including contractor oversight to reduce
office and industrial ergonomic risk, injuries and injury severity.
· Lead wellness and community events such as quarterly blood drives, biometric screenings, health and
wellness fairs, mobile mammograms, heart health evaluations, etc.
· Maintain system for confidential medical records, including detailed clinic notes (Workplace Integra).
· Provides essential support to the Company Environmental, Health & Safety Department.
· Develop, execute and evaluate programs to monitor health such as wellness, cholesterol screening,
vaccinations (flu, hepatitis), hypertension screening with follow-up counseling.
· Lead a team of approximately 50 first responders, including coordinating annual training events and
quarterly team meetings.
· Manage Return to Work and Fitness for Duty programs. Including all aspects of pre-employment and return
to work physical ability testing.
· Lead and advise on pandemic situations to assist in development and establishment of protocols and
protective measures to protect the business and the employees.
· Ensure injuries/illnesses are reported according to OSHA regulations and maintains OSHA injury logs.
· Serve as an Employee Assistance Program Coordinator, in cooperation with HR; assists employees
concerning general health matters and/or emotional problems, and makes referral to designated EAP
agency, as appropriate.
· Conduct investigations of injuries, with a cross-functional team, and makes improvement recommendations,
if necessary.
· Serve as resource person and provide counseling to employees for personal medical issues, including
emergency care for serious conditions and symptoms.
· Evaluate and update written medical policies and protocols.
· Manage procurement, calibration and repair of health and medical supplies and equipment (main plant and
warehouse locations).
· Research medications prescribed to employees to ensure the employee will not be impaired while working.
· Provide medical advice to management.
· Liaison with third party administrator for Worker’s Compensation. Attend WC hearing proceedings and
provide depositions, as needed.
· Responsible for overseeing budget for medical (creating purchase orders and authorization of payment of
invoices) and operating supplies for company.
· Conduct PIV (power industrial vehicles) medical surveillance exams testing and maintain documentation.
· Manage daily operation of main plant medical clinic with weekly visits to warehouse clinic.
· Manage company provided safety glasses and reimbursement programs.
· Contingent labor medical liaison.
Additional Requirements: · Registered Nurse with valid Georgia license required. · BSN and Certified Occupational Health Nurse preferred. · 5 years occupational health experience (Critical Care or ER experience preferred). · Certification in audiometric testing and drug testing collection required. BLS and AED trained. · Excellent nursing skills and knowledge with demonstrated proficiency in health assessment and nursing process. · Ability to trouble-shoot and handle atypical or unusual situations. · Experience with managing wellness programs. · Excellent organizational skills with multi-tasking. · Competent decision making ability. · Knowledge of Worker’s Compensation, OSHA and HIPPA regulations in general and construction industry and application of regulatory standards. · Knowledge and ability to make sound judgments independently regarding assessment and treatment of occupational injuries. · Ability to collaborate and communicate with employees, managers and functional teams. · Knowledge and experience in pre-placement and surveillance exams including audio, vision exams, drug testing, etc. · Ability to respond to emergency situations as primary emergency care giver, and relay life critical information to other health care professionals. · Ability to communicate both orally and in writing. · Must be willing to provide OHN support via phone during off hours to plant and warehouse operations as well as remote service locations. · Experience with Microsoft Office and occupational health software (i.e. Workplace Integra, Gensuite).