What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Health Nurse position at Alcoa?
Shape Your World
At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose : to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.
At Alcoa, you're an essential part of our purpose : to turn raw potential into real progress. This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.
About the role :
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Occupational Health Nurse to join our team. The ideal candidate will coordinate the treatment of work-related injuries, evaluate their effectiveness, and supervise the health status of workers
Major activities / Key challenges
- Coordinates treatment of work-related injuries and evaluates and details its effectiveness.
- Supervise and assess the health status of workers, worker populations, and community groups and stay up to date on regulations and legislation
- Provides client education in areas related to safety, first aid, emergency care, CPR, heat stress, and others as needed.
- Direct patient care skills to include, but not limited to assisting with wound cleansing, dressing and suturing; suture removal; splint application / removal; range of motion treatment; heat and cold therapy; medication administration; emergency care; and respiratory treatment as needed.
- Develop innovative health and safety programs
- Lead all aspects of and implement disaster and emergency preparedness planning
- Perform drug and alcohol screenings as well as vision, respiratory, hearing tests, etc.
- Environmental and ergonomic health planning
- Perform physical examinations
- Observe workers on the job to assess health status and determine risks
- Carry out research on the effects of workplace exposures
- Document and tend to employee injuries and illnesses that occur in the workplace
- Work alongside executives to lower costs of disability claims and other related expenses
- Act as a gatekeeper for different healthcare services like disability and rehabilitation
- Assures accurate maintenance and documentation of patients' records.
- Performs client services related to Occupational Health and Safety protocols.
- Work in a fast-paced, interruption prone environment.
- Other duties as needed
What you can bring to the role :
Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage – are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background :
Minimum Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
What's on Offer :
LI-EH1
About the Location
Alcoa “Warrick” based in Newburgh, Indiana just outside of Evansville, IN has been present in the lives of many families in our community for over 60 years. We've grown and we've matured together. Now we are looking for our next generation of Alcoans to bring us into the future. You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!
We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person's gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.
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