Occupational Health Nurse Case Mgr

Location

Whitestown, Indiana – Onsite, 5 days per week (No Remote)

Reporting to the EHS manager, the Occupational Health Nurse will provide professional and comprehensive health, wellness, safety guidance, and services to the employee population. The Nurse will act in accordance with all applicable practice standards, regulations, and company policies and procedures in various environments including manufacturing and office environments. In all elements of practice, this person will act as a resource and advocate for both the employee and the company to support holistic health, safety, and wellbeing.

• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, specific to the location.
• Adherence to Company-specific standards and expectations pertaining to Occupational Health
• Maintenance of complete, accurate documentation regarding regulatory and company medical record confidentiality, retention standards, and policies.
• Provide supervision of LPN/VNs and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel where applicable
• Delegate nursing responsibilities to the LPN/VNs and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel as appropriate within their scope of practice
• Performance and oversight of other duties consistent with nursing roles and responsibilities as directed by location Leadership Teams
• Identify opportunities for cost control, process improvements and quality customer service.

• Assessment, nursing diagnosis development, planning, intervention development, evaluation, referral (as indicated), and follow up of all work-related injuries and illnesses.
• Oversight and delivery of Early Symptom Intervention and Management Programs
• Assessment of non-work-related concerns, collaboration with onsite and offsite professionals to provide guidance and resources for care and treatment, and contacts for absence management and leaves, as indicated.
• Collaboration with onsite and off-site medical providers, including, but not limited to, physical therapists, specialists, and/or Nurse Case Managers.

• Timely and accurate documentation of reported work-related injuries and illnesses in internal and external systems, as per company policy.
• Acting as the Subject Matter Expert on work-related claims and claim statuses, collaboration with TPA claims adjusters and onsite claim management, collaborating with stakeholders, employees, and treatment providers.
• Regularly reviewing claims for consistency, documentation, and care to ensure proper recording and reporting of injuries and illnesses as per regulatory and corporate standards.
• Overseeing return to work process for work-related injuries and illnesses, collaborating with stakeholders for accommodated work.
• Collaboration with onsite and off-site medical providers, including, but not limited to physical therapists, specialists, and/or Nurse Case Managers.

• Oversight and participation in medical surveillance programs, including, but not limited to Life Saving Rules, Hearing Conservation, Respiratory Protection Program, Powered Industrial Truck Standards, Periodic Physicals, as well as other regulatory programs as per local regulations and/or corporate policy.
• Adherence to Substance Free Workplace corporate guidelines and policies for drug screen collection and processing, including but not limited to pre-employment, post-accident, follow up or periodic, and return to work collections.
• Oversight of Post Offer Health Assessment programs

• Coordinates and collaborates with internal and external entities to deliver holistic health and wellness initiatives to employees.
• Acts as a resource for personal, holistic wellness needs; providing guidance and connections for programs such as employee assistance programs, wellness initiatives, and direction to employee benefit programs and offerings.

• Acts as an advocate for both the employee and Company and interacts regarding health and safety concerns.
• Interfaces with internal and external entities to provide effective, best practice perspectives when sought to provide input or when gathering data.
• Participation with committees and groups…