Occupational Health Manager

Occupational Health Manager – 1^st shift

Pella, Iowa (hybrid)

Lead Pella Corporation’s Occupational Health nursing function and provide leadership, clinical guidance, and operational oversight for Occupational Health services across supported locations. This role manages Occupational Health team members working within Pella’s centralized Occupational Health structure and is responsible for staff management, occupational health services, workers’ compensation case management, injury prevention and return-to-work programs, vendor management, and strategic Occupational Health projects. 

The Manager also provides nursing assessment, intervention, and evaluation for occupational and non-occupational illnesses and injuries; manages ongoing team member care; conducts required screenings and testing; and supports preventive care and other medical needs. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Occupational Health and Clinical Services

• Provide and oversee care for team members with work-related and non-work-related injuries and illnesses.
• Provide nursing assessment, intervention, evaluation, ongoing care, preventive care, required screenings, and testing.
• Maintain appropriate nursing licensure and certifications.
• Support development and review of medical directives with appropriate medical providers.
• Support hearing-conservation activities and required hearing testing.
• Oversee and support Occupational Health programs including early symptom intervention, work conditioning, industrial athlete, and ergonomic assessment activities.
• Manage Occupational Health budget responsibilities within assigned scope. 

Workers' Compensation

• Provide leadership and hands-on case management of workers’ compensation claims.
• Coordinate with claims representatives and other workers’ compensation partners.
• Communicate with injured or ill team members and assist in coordinating appropriate care and return-to-work activity.
• Provide required claim documentation and participate in periodic claim reviews.
• Support litigated claims, including communication with attorneys and attendance at claim hearings and settlement discussion when appropriate.
• Lead and support transitional-work initiatives designed to facilitate productive and appropriate return to work. 

Regulatory Compliance and Recordkeeping

• Support OSHA compliance and recordkeeping within the position’s scope of responsibility.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of care in team member health records.
• Maintain applicable health and safety information systems and ensure health information and treatment plans are entered accurately and timely.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality of team member medical information and records. 

Programs and Strategic Initiatives

Lead, participate in, and/or support Occupational Health initiatives / projects.

Vendor and Business Partnership

• Research, evaluate, establish, and manage medical vendors supporting Pella locations.
• Coordinates contracts and invoice processing associated with Occupational Health vendors.
• Partners with HR, Safety, operations leaders, healthcare providers, claims administrators, attorneys, and other stakeholders on team member health and workers’ compensation matters. The vendor responsibilities are directly documented; the partner list is a proposed consolidation of relationships demonstrated by the underlying responsibilities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides direct supervision and leadership for members of Pella Corporation's Occupational Health team. Responsibilities include staffing, hiring, onboarding, training and development, scheduling, performance support, individual meetings, staff meetings, and responding to clinical and operational questions. 

The current structure is centralized, with Occupational Health nurses supporting their primary locations as well as additional manufacturing and sales locations for Occupational Health and workers’ compensation needs. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Requirements for this Manager position:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program.
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state where employed, with ability to obtain additional licensure when required to support assigned responsibilities.
• Five or more years of professional nursing experience, with occupational health, workers’ compensation, manufacturing, employee health, or related experience strongly preferred.
• Prior leadership, supervisory, or demonstrated clinical-leadership experience in an Occupational Health setting preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex occupational injury and workers’ compensation cases preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS

Required:

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state where employed.
• Current CPR certification.
• AAHON certification preferred.
• CAOHC certification preferred.
• COHN/COHN-S certification preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong clinical judgment and ability to assess occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses.
• Knowledge of occupational health principles, workers’ compensation case management, injury prevention, return-to-work practices, and occupational health recordkeeping.
• Ability to define problems, collect and analyze information, establish facts, and draw sound conclusions.
• Ability to interpret scientific, technical, regulatory, and legal information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, managers, healthcare providers, claims professionals, attorneys, vendors, and other business partners.
• Ability to provide leadership and professional guidance to geographically dispersed Occupational Health staff.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, documentation, and project-management capabilities. Pella's current nurse description expressly requires problem solving, interpretation of technical and legal materials, communication with regulators and the business community, and presentation skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The position works primarily in an office setting with regular exposure to manufacturing environments. Noise levels in manufacturing areas may range from moderate to loud. 

HOURS AND TRAVEL

Flexibility in scheduled hours may occasionally be required to support business needs. Travel may be required based on supported locations and business needs. 

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