OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE (SENIOR SPECIALIST EMPLOYEE HEALTH & SAFETY)

$72,700 - $145,300/Yr

Abbott Laboratories - Green Oaks, IL

Full-time - Senior

Green Oaks, IL

10,001+ employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Occupational Health Nurse (Senior Specialist Employee Health & Safety) at Abbott is responsible for ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for all employees. This role involves administering health and safety programs, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and implementing health promotion strategies. The nurse will also manage case programs, monitor work environments, and maintain compliance with health regulations.

Responsibilities

• Administers the procedures of the occupational and environmental health and safety program consistent with the company's general policies concerning health services.
• Collaborates in the design of controls for occupational injury and illness prevention.
• Maintains and safeguards confidentiality of health information consistent with laws and regulations.
• Demonstrates compliance with state laws governing nursing practice.
• Plans and implements health promotion and disease prevention strategies and programs.
• Coordinates the site case management program.
• Identifies changes in case management practice and treatment plans to bring about appropriate care and cost-effective outcomes.
• Assesses the health needs of employees and employee populations.
• Implements occupational and environmental health and safety education and training.
• Monitors the work environment to assure the health and safety of employees.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to foster the provision of effective health, safety, and environmental services.
• Collaborates with researchers and other members of the occupational and environmental health and safety team in participating in research.
• Identifies resources that describe relevant research findings and applies them to practice.
• Maintains awareness of technological and professional changes associated with occupational and environmental health and safety.
• Monitors and documents the quality and effectiveness of care, services, and products provided to client(s).
• Assumes leadership role in advancing profession.
• Uses an ethical decision-making framework in all activities.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• 4+ years experience in occupational health
• Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects
• Basic knowledge of related fields such as safety, ergonomics, toxicology, industrial hygiene, epidemiology.

Benefits

• Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program
• FreeU education benefit for obtaining a bachelor's degree