Job Description

Job Description

**This is a 12 Month Contract Assignment, with the goal of converting to permanent after 12 Months**

Job Summary:

The Occupational Health Nurse will champion all occupational health programs and policies consistent with local, state, and federal regulations. Primary responsibilities of this position include hearing conservation, visual acuity, medical surveillance, first aid program, workers compensation and return to work. This position will also lead, including Interfacing with associates and management, occupational health initiatives to reduce accidents and improve environmental, health, and safety within the organization across multiple facilities.

Job Details:

1. Manage Early Report of Pain/Symptom by assessing risk, interviewing associates, creating, and managing documentation, and coordinating appropriate follow up actions with our WC and STD carriers.
2. Provide or coordinate care, treatment, and management of occupational and non-occupational injuries/illnesses. Coordinate management of Workers Compensation cases, and Site Safety for communication of any occupational or potential occupational injuries/illnesses to appropriate parties outside and inside of Terumo.
3. Monitor and ensure appropriate medical supply inventory is maintained.
4. Provide first aid for minor injuries, such as abrasions, superficial lacerations, contusions, foreign bodies in eye, sprains, strains, punctures, splinters, etc. and ascertain the need for further treatment by a physician to minimize the effects of the condition and to decrease the possibility of any long-term disability resulting from said condition.
5. Act as a Wellness/health champion/coach and/or advisor educating associates on Health & Wellness initiatives, enabling associates to make healthy lifestyle choices.
6. Be trained to operate the medical testing instrument/equipment (Titmus/Audio) utilized for medical clearance and early detection of baseline changes and implement appropriate referrals and/or follow-up programs.
7. Maintain associates’ electronic medical record with appropriate entries for patient assessments, reported signs and symptoms, treatment, referrals, follow-up care and education regarding associate’s medical condition.
8. Makes recommendations for and provide immunizations in accordance with immunization practices prescribed by Center for Disease Control, job requirement, and physician's guidance
9. Willing to be trained to teach first aid, CPR, and AED certification classes.
10. Serve as a member of the Emergency Response Team and be available for on-call response.
11. As part of EHS team be responsible for incident/root cause investigation for injuries and illnesses
12. Understand and work within the quality systems, following FDA and applicable

regulations as required.

• Available for call and work during off-hours with minimal notices as needed.
• Available for travel as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Employee Value Proposition

We believe that the future is bright for everyone at Terumo. We work with the future in mind to generate lasting change, create a bigger impact and produce greater outcomes for today, and for decades to come.​

At Terumo we believe in the power of personal growth and will encourage you to get in the driver’s seat – progressing in the direction you want to go by deepening your skills throughout your career. We want you to be bold, think outside the box, experiment, innovate and deliver what’s next for quality healthcare. You will be part of a collaborative, respectful and resilient team of associates and leaders around the world, working together as partners to achieve more than you thought possible, providing real-world, sustainable solutions for patients.

Join us, and help shape wherever we go next!

Advancing healthcare with heart

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