Job Posting: Occupational Health Nurse Specialist
Posted about 3 years ago by Beth Malone
Occupational Health Nurse Specialist
The Occupational Health Nurse Specialist is an integral member of the Baker Hughes HQ Global Health and Medical team. This role serves as a U.S. occupational medical escalation manager delivering nursing services and support related to employee fitness for duty, illness and injury, injury investigation, mandatory EAP referrals, and return-to-work accommodations.
As a remote Occupational Health Nurse Specialist, you will be responsible for:
- Providing guidance and consultation to HSE and HR on aspects of occupational health related to ADA, Mandatory Medical Assessments, Medication Clearance, Accommodations, Workers Compensation compliance, and Travel Accommodation program
- Facilitating mandatory fit-for-duty exam process, from scheduling to follow-up appointments and outcome
- Monitoring and providing business guidance to the US injury case management third-party administrator
- Providing guidance and acts as a point person for various medical accommodations processes and transitional work arrangements in alignment with all state and federal laws / regulations
- Supporting the Baker Hughes Drug & Alcohol team in review and completion of mandatory medication clearances, providing additional guidance as required
- Partnering with HSE on accident investigation to determine recordability, causality, and work-relatedness of incident and reporting of potential OSHA recordable cases as required
- Liaising with Baker Hughes medical advisor for escalations and in-depth medical reviews
- Working in direct partnership with our Leave & Disability, Worker’s Compensation, Drug & Alcohol, and Human Resources teams
- Maintaining relevant occupational injury / illness records in a confidential, HIPAA compliant manner
- Supporting COVID-19 related case review and accommodations management
- Contributing to projects as a team member or leading small projects.
- Escalating concerns when appropriate to management and product company leaders