LPN – Occupational Health & Wellness Nurse

Occupational Health & Wellness LPN - Evernorth - Hillsville, VA

Major Duties: This role serves a professional corporate workforce and requires exceptional relationship-building, health coaching, employee engagement, and care coordination skills to support employee well-being, resilience, productivity, and long-term health outcomes.

CARE COORDINATION

• Support & Coordination of care for Onsite/Near-Site Model
• Serve as a trusted resource for employees by providing guidance and support in navigating available health, wellness, behavioral health, and community resources.
• Promote engagement in preventive care services, health coaching programs, and wellness initiatives.
• Support employees with follow-up care coordination and referrals as directed by providers and established clinical protocols.

WORKER’S COMPENSATION

• Case Management to facilitate Worker’s Comp process, facilitate referrals, assuring appropriate care, prescriptions, facilitate scheduling studies and return to work assessments
• Attend Plant Safety Meetings, review injuries
• Resource for Work Comp guidelines for injured employees
• Assists in documentation of Work Comp Injury for personnel
• Coordinates Work Comp Modified Duty with Client’s Supervisors & Safety
• Evaluation/support of work Injury Return to Work Forms
• On call support for Work Related injuries

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

• Responsibility for all Influenza Flu Events for respective facility
• Support the development and implementation of health and wellness programs in collaboration with Environmental Health & Safety, Operations, Human Resources, and clinical leadership.
• Educating employees in a Safe Work Environment and Prevention
• Coordinates Hearing Preservation Program with referrals to ENT as appropriate
• Coordinates Onsite Health Events, Mammography, Blood Drives and Monthly Health topics

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT

• Assess, prioritize, and provide nursing care for workplace injuries, illnesses, and health concerns within LPN scope of practice, established clinical protocols, and provider direction.
• Assisting in medical emergencies
• Taking vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and weight
• Basic wound care including cleaning and bandaging injured areas
• Giving Immunizations under physician orders
• Support and Encourage Medical Management Plans of Patients—blood pressure checks; blood glucose checks
• Assist in coordinating Onsite EAP Counseling after an event and ongoing education

PREVENTION

• Assist with planning and coordination of health education programs tailored to a professional workforce.
• Coordinate monthly wellness campaigns and health promotion activities designed to engage employees across departments and work schedules.
• Promotion of Immunizations 
• CPR Training
• Attends monthly safety meetings
• Assists with Coaching programs

HEALTH COACHING

• Education regarding preventive care, chronic disease management, and health improvement opportunities.
• Initial goal setting and ongoing support to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors and achievement of wellness goals.
• Steerage into Health & Wellness programs, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and other available resources.
• Provide coaching and education related to stress management, sleep health, resiliency, preventive care, and healthy lifestyle habits

ADMINISTRATIVE  

• Responsible for all medical supplies for occupational office
• Assures compliance with regulatory requirements, CLIA & OSHA
• Charting within Electronic Health Record

Qualifications:

• Active Virginia LPN license in good standing; multi-state licensure preferred.
• Two (2) or more years of Licensed Practical Nurse experience.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) CPR certification.
• Proficient in Electronic Health Record (EHR) documentation and computer applications.
• Experience providing occupational health, wellness, primary care, or employee health services preferred.
• Experience supporting professional, corporate, or employer-sponsored populations preferred.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust, maintain confidentiality, and establish effective relationships with employees at all organizational levels.
• Strong communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with health education, wellness initiatives, employee engagement programs, or health coaching preferred.

Bonus points for:

• Experience in an employer-sponsored health center or corporate campus environment.
• Experience supporting workforce well-being, stress management, preventive health, or employee engagement initiatives.
• Training in health coaching, motivational interviewing, wellness program delivery, or behavior change strategies.
• Knowledge of occupational health, workers' compensation, and return-to-work processes.

This is a full time 40 hour a week role. 7am - 3 pm shift Monday - Friday.

This position is onsite in Hillsville, Virginia.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of 25 - 38 USD / hourly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email [email protected] for assistance.  Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.