OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER - RN - 2nd/3rd Shift - Occupational Health
Company: Pilgrim's Pride Corp
Location: Mount Pleasant
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGER - RN - 2nd/3rd Shift
Occupational Health Manager; Registered Nurse (RN) - This position
will work 2nd/3rd shift hours to support the OHO team.
Pilgrims in Mt. Pleasant, TX is looking for an Occupational Health
Manager; Registered Nurse (RN) who will be responsible for direct
care of team members. Directing, administering, supervising and
evaluating the Complex Occupational Health Department with
professional expertise and administrative leadership.
This positions serves the Mt. Pleasant and Pittsburg locations with
over three thousand employees.
At Pilgrim's, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our
team members comes first - always.
We have implemented safety measures to prevent the spread of
COVID-19. We are working to ensure social distancing within our
facility. We have installed physical barriers throughout our
facility such as plexi-glass or plastic barriers between team
member work stations. Each day, temperature screens are performed
for each employee and visitor before entering the facility. Face
coverings are provided and required over the mouth and nose at all
times when inside the facility, and enhanced cleaning and
sanitation is regularly performed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other
duties may be assigned:
* Develop and maintain an efficient occupational health nursing
process appropriate to the needs of the facility with respect to
size and nature of work activities.
* Provide compassionate, quality care to team members.
* Utilize cost containment measures in all department
activities.
* Provide observation, care, and counsel of team members with
occupational illness or injuries including nursing assessment,
first aid, follow-up care, rehabilitation service, and case
management.
* Coordinate all workers' compensation management including,
compliance with requirement of state workers' compensation
regulations, reporting all cases that require outside medical care
to third part administrator (TPA), imitation of internal case
management on workers' compensation claims.
* Adhere to all state and federal regulations including OSHA,
Worker's Compensation, etc.
* Provide first aid, minor treatment, counseling, referral and
medical liaison for non-occupational health and medical concern of
team members.
* Adhere to health management protocols as directed.
* Schedule and or perform health assessments and evaluation of team
members for return-to-work, fitness for duty, and medical
surveillance in accordance with Pilgrim's health management, and
safety protocols and the authorized physicians written
directives.
* Participate in health and safety teaching of team members.
* Assist with transportation of team members emergency
situations.
* Establish and maintain a good working relationship with workers
to establish confidence and cooperation in health care
provided.
* Establish and maintain good working relationships with
departmental staff, complex management, supervisory staff, local
healthcare providers, and third part administrator (TPA).
* Include health and safety education in all areas of worker
involvement.
* Assist managers and supervisors in identifying appropriate
alternate or transitional duty job tasks, which meet team members'
abilities and medical restrictions.
* Frequently observe team members on alternate or transitional duty
at their work stations while doing their restricted job tasks.
* Acquire and maintain knowledge of poultry industry technology in
relationship to health and safety.
* Conduct all functions within scope of quality care and
utilization of cost containment measure.
* Maintain accurate recordkeeping according to OSHA regulations and
Pilgrim's policies.
* Maintain OSHA log.
* Comply with all requirements of Bloodborne Pathogen standard and
company policy.
* Planning and implement health promotion activities for team
member population.
* Promote the development of an appropriate image of the company's
commitment for the protection of worker health.
* Conduct any additional work task assignments in a professional
and effective manner.
* Conduct all assigned job tasks within legal, ethical and moral
standards of care.
EXPECTATIONS - All Team Members
* Observe & enforce all company personnel, quality, safety, and
food safety policies.
* Maintains a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating
in a manner so that you work effectively and cooperatively with
customers, clients, coworkers, and leadership teams.
* Participates in process improvement and problem solving utilizing
continuous improvement and rational thinking methodologies such as
Six Sigma, and participates in or supports the E$P program
* Recognizes and acts on incidents and safety risks. Consistently
practices, and enforces safe work habits and drives those habits
throughout the organization
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES
* RN - Graduate of school of nursing accredited by the State Board
of Nurse Examiners.
* Requires, active current license to practice as Occupational
Health Professional.
* Experience in practice for at least three to five years following
graduation or completion of nursing program.
* Prefer experience in emergency department or occupational
health.
* Ability for effective written and oral communication.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Completed a Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Course (CPR) within
the previous year.
* Basic computer knowledge and skills.
* Physical Qualifications: Ability to walk through complex
including any areas accessible by stairways. Ability to perform CPR
including turning victim to appropriate position, kneeling on
knees, giving respirations with protection shield or squeezing Ambu
Bag, providing chest compressions as required for size of victim.
Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds. Ability to assist
injured employee into wheelchair or onto stretcher. Ability for
fine manipulation of hands and fingers. Visual and hearing
acuity.
EOE/Vet/Disabled
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