Plant Nurse McWane Ductile

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include those listed below. Other duties may be assigned. This position is a full time (minimum 40 hours per week) on-site position.

This position is a 2nd Shift position

Job :

• Takes patient’s vital signs, treats wounds, and evaluates physical condition of patient.
• Uses and documents the nursing process in care management.
• Assess diagnoses and treats patients consistent with appropriate standards and laws.
• Counsels patients on reduction of risks associated with occupational and environmental health and safety hazards.
• Uses and maintains an accurate and complete record keeping system, while maintaining confidentiality.
• Identifies the need for case management intervention.
• Contacts Physician and hospital to arrange for further medical treatment, when needed.
• Coordinates patient health screening and surveillance programs and services.
• Monitors the work environment to assure the health and safety of workers.
• Identifies internal resources, assets and capabilities which might be used in the event of a local or regional emergency and/or disaster incident.
• Monitors legislative activities that may impact nursing practice, workers, worksite, and environment.
• Develops and coordinates employee programs such as health education, accident prevention, alcohol abuse counseling.
• Designs and manages health, safety and environmental programs and services consistent with corporate culture, business objectives and the needs of worker and community populations.
• Assists Physician in employee medical examinations.

• Performs weekly audits of open workers’ compensation claims as well as accident investigations.
• Conducts various safety audits for the Safety department.
• Works closely with all members of the Safety department and with Human Resources regarding various aspects, including injured employees work status, WC hearings and WC litigation.
• Completes monthly, weekly reports in terms of money spent for medical, indemnity and legal costs.
• Obtains transportation of injured employees to doctor’s office.
• Provides fit testing to new employees.
• Monitors disability claims.

• Fosters positive work relationships.
• Observes and enforces all Company, housekeeping, safety and plant policies and procedures.
• Has strong written, oral, communication and facilitation skills.
• Creates and maintains a culture of continuous improvement.
• Keeps Safety Manager and other key managers abreast of significant issues or developments as appropriate.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities

Education and/or

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing plus two or more years experience as an occupational health nurse; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: certification.

• Registered Nurse License
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN)
• Certified hearing conservation
• Certificate of completion of Spirometry Course
• Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Certified Rehabilitation Nurse/Registered Nurse (CRRN) or Certified in Case Management (CCM) a plus
• ACLS a plus

Computer

Skills:

Computer literate; proficient with Microsoft Windows, MS Office programs and applications such as word processing, email, spreadsheets, and database management.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as Company policies, operating and procedure manuals and general instructions. Ability to prepare reports and business correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively through both verbal and electronic means to customers, co-workers, and manager. Ability to analyze and understand customer orders/communications and be able to respond effectively.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages and fractions. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra. Knowledge of the metric system.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule or diagram form. Ability to understand the nature of the problem…