Senior Occupational Health Nurse -RN - Altavista

Senior Occupational Health RN

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Altavista, VA location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Altavista, Va., is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you’re part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

The Senior Occupational Health RN provides for and delivers health care services to workers and worker populations within an occupational setting to assist ill and injured employees to reach maximum health and productivity. Functions as a clinical case manager and coordinates an individual client's health care services across multiple systems from the onset of injury or illness to a safe return to work or an optimal alternative. Care is coordinated with a focus on achieving quality care delivered in a cost-effective manner. Using a unique knowledge of employees, their social or family system, and the work environment, the occupational health nurse assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the care for clients. Practices within the parameters of professional licensure to ensure consistency with legal, labor, regulatory and corporate requirements.

*** This position could have some off shift requirements ***

What You’ll Work On

• Collaborates with management and the broad Environmental, Health and Safety staff to carry out mutual corporate objectives.

• Acts as a professional health resource for the organization's management in planning and maintaining initiatives and programs that meet defined goals and objectives.

• Provides initial assessment of occupational injuries, illnesses and exposures and may treat or refer for further evaluation as necessary in accordance with clinical guidelines and protocols.

• Assesses the broad spectrum of client needs, including physical and psychosocial factors, using data from various sources including, but not limited to aggregate case/claims experience, employer representatives, other health care providers, health records, and third party representatives.

• Assesses non-occupational sudden illnesses occurring at work, determines the immediacy of treatment, and gives guidance to seek care from emergency/personal health care providers.

• Develops a plan of nursing care based on identified needs and problems and assists with the development of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and health promotion strategies to optimize health and prevent injuries and illnesses.

• Develops processes for identifying situations that require early intervention to maximize desired outcomes.

• Identifies client goals, objectives, and actions in a comprehensive case management plan and implements interventions to achieve desired outcomes within designated time frames.

• Coordinates nursing process to generate consistent documentation of treatment, interactive process and administrative aspects.

• Establishes generic and specific communication plans involving internal and external parties, as appropriate.

• Identifies qualifications and expectations for, and monitors and evaluates outcomes and quality of services delivered by health care providers and vendors in the treatment and rehabilitation network.

• Collaborates with treatment, rehabilitation providers, third party representatives to coordinate/provide for the appropriate care, treatment and follow-up of work related health events based on knowledge of the specific work environment for optimal outcomes.

• Assists supervisors and employees with return to work issues including work restrictions, modified scheduling and job accommodations.

• Provides health-related counseling for supervisors and employees within the scope of nursing knowledge and practice.

• Conducts workplace walkthroughs/assessments and exposure follow-up.

• Maintains and safeguards privacy and confidentiality of business and protected health information.

• Participates in the development of related policies, procedures and work instructions.

• Identifies researchable problems and participates in studies and projects according to research skill.

• Assumes responsibility for professional development and continuing education to ensure competency and performance consistent with professional Occupational Health Nursing standards.

• Schedules and administers medical surveillance programs for hearing conservation, respiratory protection, forklift operation, and other occupational health requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

• Minimum 6 years related work experience with a strong understanding of specified functional area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree preferred.

• d/or ISO13485.

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