Occupational Health Nurse

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Position Title: Occupational Health Nurse

Location: Bradenton FL 34208

Schedule: 7:30-4:30pm M-F

Duration: 2 months

Payrate: $40 - 44/hr on W2

As an Occupational Health Nurse, you will promote, protect and help restore worker's physical and mental health by establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. You will manage all workers' compensation claims to provide for timely resolution of each claim, return the worker to gainful employment and minimize the compensation costs in partnership with the human resources and safety teams.

This role would have oversight of team members' needs at both our Bradenton and Clearwater facilities. This role would be based out of Bradenton with weekly travel to Clearwater (appx. 1 day per week). Must be willing to travel between sites.

YOUR IMPACT

• Provide employees with both physical and psychological nursing care. Offer advice and counseling to employees to assist their personal health decisions
• Establish strong partnerships with local testing / care facilities.
• Medically manage workers compensation claims
• Manage early return to work program
• Work with attorneys on worker compensation legal claim management Provide employee health training
• Maintain OSHA compliance programs such as hearing conservation, blood borne pathogens, pulmonary function testing, etc
• Manage substance abuse program
• CEAP coordinator for company program
• Manage DOT random drug testing program
• Coordinate pre-placement physicals, drug testing and annual medical monitoring
• Maintain OSHA 300 log and any other reports necessary to meet governmental compliance

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing
• Florida RN license
• 3-plus years' experience in Occupational Nursing in heavy manufacturing
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

WHAT MAKES YOU STANDOUT

• Knowledgeable of state worker compensation laws and health & safety regulations