Job Description
Job Description
About the Role
The Occupational Health Nurse will support employees by providing first aid care, administering approved medications, conducting medical surveillance examinations, maintaining medical records, and supporting workplace health and safety initiatives. This position requires independent decision-making while operating under established medical protocols and standardized procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide occupational health nursing services to employees experiencing illness or workplace injuries.
- Administer first aid treatment and manage initial injury care.
- Accurately document employee medical encounters and maintain confidential medical records.
- Conduct and support OSHA-required medical surveillance examinations.
- Administer approved over-the-counter medications according to established procedures.
- Work independently using Medical Director-approved standardized protocols.
- Input examination data into occupational health software and electronic medical records.
- Prepare incident and injury reports as required.
- Maintain clinic supplies, refill first aid kits, and monitor AED readiness.
- Provide employee health education and wellness guidance.
- Coordinate referrals to personal physicians or specialists when appropriate.
- Support Environmental, Safety, Health & Medical (ESHM) initiatives and compliance programs.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Experience providing first aid and occupational health nursing services.
- Ability to accurately document medical encounters and maintain records.
- Experience administering over-the-counter medications.
- Ability to work autonomously and follow standardized medical procedures.
- Experience performing regulatory medical surveillance examinations.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Proficiency with electronic medical records and workplace health documentation systems.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of Occupational Health Nursing experience.
- CAOHC (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation) Certification.
- NIOSH Spirometry and/or Respirator Medical Evaluation training.
- COHN (Certified Occupational Health Nurse) certification.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace, defense, engineering, or industrial environments.
- Knowledge of OSHA occupational health requirements.