Occupational Health Director

The Occupational Health Director provides leadership, management, coordination, and oversight for UNE’s occupational health services. The position is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining occupational health policies and procedures that support UNE employees, students, laboratories, research environments, and other University operations.

The position serves as UNE’s designated occupational health leader and clinical resource, overseeing medical surveillance, immunization compliance, exposure response, health clearances, fitness-for-duty reviews, respiratory protection programs, and other occupational health initiatives.

The Occupational Health Director works closely with Human Resources, Environmental Health & Safety, Student Health Services, Research & Innovation, academic programs, and external healthcare providers to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and accreditation expectations.

The position reports directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer, with dotted line reporting structure to the Vice President of Health Affairs.

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits
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  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
  • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.
• Develop and lead UNE’s occupational health services.
• Establish occupational health policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Coordinate occupational health services affecting employees, students, and other covered populations.
• Monitor occupational health services effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage relationships with healthcare providers, laboratories, and occupational health vendors.

• Administer medical surveillance programs required by OSHA and other regulatory agencies for employees with occupational exposures, including laboratory, chemical, radiological, biological, and animal-related risks.
• Coordinate occupational health requirements for healthcare personnel and employees assigned to clinical settings.
• Oversee pre-placement health screenings, immunization compliance, tuberculosis screening, respiratory protection medical evaluations and health clearance programs for employees.
• Serves as the University’s Clinician of Record, monitoring compliance with occupational health standards and requirements.

• Review medical documentation, health records, exposure information, and workplace health concerns as appropriate.
• Provide recommendations regarding occupational health requirements, restrictions, monitoring, and follow-up activities.
• Coordinate with external occupational health providers and specialists when physician consultation is necessary.

• Develop and manage protocols for occupational exposures, including blood borne…