Nurse, Healthcare Nursing

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence.

We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People
• Customers
• Trust

Develops and administers the Occupational Health Program for PCA Filer under the direction of the Employee Health & Safety Manager. This includes medical examinations, health care, medical surveillance, disability and leave management, health education, health and safety related training, administrative duties, and wellness program management.

The Nurse interacts with 100% of the workforce through preventive occupational health activities such as hearing conservation program annual testing, approximately 20% of the workforce through emergency response team physical pre-screening, approximately 20% of the workforce through health services training courses, and approximately 35% of the workforce through treating occupational and non-occupational injuries or conditions. The Nurse is responsible for maintaining an adequate supply of medical supplies and the various pieces of occupational health equipment while working within an established budget.

• Manage spirometry and hearing conservation programs, including yearly audiometric testing of all employees.
• Work with contract physician to provide medical services to employees.
• Serve as company representative for Employee Assistance Program, ADA, FMLA, Workers Compensation, short term disability, alcohol and drug testing, and return-to-work programs.
• Conduct new hire orientation in regards to the health services department. Provides regular first aid, CPR, and blood-borne pathogen training, including Hep B program management.
• Manage health services for all employees and provide first aid & emergency services as needed.
• Participate on safety teams, including Haz Mat, Emergency Response, etc.
• Organizes, stocks, and maintains treatment room and first aid kits; maintains emergency treatment equipment.
• Establishes and maintains medical record files relative to group and workers compensation insurance for all employees.
• Monitors workers compensation, FMLA, and disability cases; acting as a liaison between company, employee, physician, and third-party workers compensation and leave administrators to ensure satisfactory progress in patient’s condition.
• Recommends and develops programs for employee wellness, disease prevention and detection. Maintains cafeteria wellness board monthly with fresh topics.
• Review, update, and maintain essential job function reports.
• Responsible for monitoring, scheduling and communicating annual Haz Mat physicals, coordinating with occupational physician.
• Utilize corporate task management program to track completion of critical activities.
• Know and follow policies and procedures of the company, share information that would benefit other members of the team and find ways to improve the delivery of service to our customers.
• Strive to continually strengthen PCA’s business philosophy of meeting needs and exceeding expectation for customers specifically supporting PCA’s Commitment to Service which involves doing what’s right for our customers, focusing on strategies that add value and support growth, and keeping the promises that we make.

The Nurse has the ultimate responsibility to act in the best interest of the employees and the company to make well-informed, professional decisions regarding occupational health and trauma response. The Nurse must ensure that occupational health requirements and standards are being met through the programs implemented by the…