Nurse 2/3 - Occupational Health

Job Description

We offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $69,400 per year - $99,500 per year. The final offer will depend on your experience, skills, and overall qualifications. General Dynamics – Bath Iron Works also provides a variety of benefits including medical & dental insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts/HSAs, life and disability insurance, company paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), health coaching, athletic trainers, employee assistance programs and onsite health services.

Bath Iron Works is seeking a professional registered nurse to join our Occupational Health team. This is professional nursing work involving the care and treatment of the hard-working employees of Bath Iron Works. Responsibilities include applying proper nursing principles, practices, and techniques to care for occupational injuries. Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Nurse II/III ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.

Safety Leadership:

• As a Nurse II/III working at Bath Iron Works, you will be assessing injured/ill employees using established policies and procedures.
• Participate in environmental health activities which include ergonomics, toxicological and exposure issues.
• Perform occupational health nursing activities within the manufacturing units addressing employees who are on modified work or who are otherwise not able to perform all the essential functions of the work.
• Telephone triage/follow up of employees injured off shift or out of state.

Project Execution:

• Oversee all OSHA mandated surveillance programs including coordinating off shift testing in collaboration with production and safety.
• Responsible for performing medical surveillance testing which includes but is not limited to spirometry, audiometry, vision and modified physical examinations.

Training and Development:

• Provide education / on-site training to groups or individuals.
• Mentor Nurse I/II’s and Surveillance Technicians.
• Understand first aid and assess when a higher level of care is needed.

Team Collaboration and Communication:

• Regular collaboration with management, worker’s compensation, physical therapists and massage therapists to ensure prompt and appropriate plan of care is in place for employees.
• Act as point of contact for worker’s compensation and outside providers for clarification of limits and case management of occupational injuries.
• Assist in the new hire process including correspondence with outside providers as well as onsite providers.
• Telephone follow up with employees who are out of work.
• Team collaboration with Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and Surveillance Technicians for ongoing process improvements in the medical clinic and surveillance programs.
• Collaborate with Operations to schedule, perform and record results for yearly Welder Eye exams onsite as well as at multiple offsite locations.

Continuous Improvement:

• Coordinate the completion of regular chart audits for accuracy with focus on OSHA compliance.
• Work closely with Senior Nurse Practitioner to aid in implementing new processes in the medical clinic and across surveillance programs.
• Support Medical Case Manager to ensure employees have a successful and timely return to work.
• Must possess and demonstrate a CAN DO attitude.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

• RN current license to practice nursing in the state of Maine required RN II/RN III.
• BLS certification required RN II/RN III.
• ACLS certification required for RN III.
• Associates of Science (ASN) nursing degree required for RN II.
• Bachelor of Science (BSN) or higher nursing degree required for RN III.
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) certification or 6,000 hours Occupational Health Nurse experience required for RN III.

Required/Preferred Experience

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a nursing professional required for RN II. 
• Minimum of five years’ experience as a nursing professional required for RN III.
• Must be physically able to access ships/construction units in various stages of completion required.
• Accute care experience is preferred.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to multitask required.
• Able to collaborate with medical team to implement process improvements preferred.
• Emergency/Urgent Care/ICU/Ambulatory care experience preferred.