Company Overview:

• A leading U.S. manufacturer of outdoor lifestyle products, which are used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities.

Position Overview:

• Under the direction of the Medical Director and Overseeing Physician, the Nurse Practitioner manages the day-to-day operations of the onsite health care clinic.
• In addition, the Nurse Practitioner provides patient care that includes, but not limited to, case management, physicals and clearance exams, injury assessment, and minor procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform post-offer physicals and non-work-related/return-to-work medical clearance examinations.
• Provide urgent and episodic care to employees.
• Respond to in-plant medical emergencies and evaluate employees with acute episodic illness, referring when appropriate.
• Assess, diagnose, treat, and provide ongoing medical management of workplace injuries and non-occupational conditions (episodic and urgent), including writing prescriptions and facilitating referrals in collaboration with the physician.
• Drive chronic disease management process, including education and wellness physicals.
• Maintenance of charts and employee incident records
• Perform minor procedures including, but not limited to, suturing, splinting, joint injection, trigger finger injection, arthrocentesis, and x-ray interpretation.
• Case management of workman’s compensation claims in conjunction with the employer representative and insurance carrier
• Facilitate return-to-work and light-duty assignments for employees with work-related injuries.
• Maintain current case log for workplace injuries outlining treatment plan for weekly case review.
• Assure compliance with OSHA and DOT programs such as hearing conservation, blood-borne pathogen training, random drug screening, and follow-up programs.
• Maintain health care unit inventory of medications and supplies.
• On-call as needed
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Skills, and Abilities:

• 3 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner
• Experience in an occupational health setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Current valid state licensure
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED certification
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of OSHA Recordability and workers’ compensation principles (Preferred)
• Ability to communicate with all levels across the organization effectively.
• Strong administrative and management skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism, ethics, and confidentiality.
• Familiarity with manufacturing and production facility practices
• Position may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Medical specialties:

• Occupational Medicine
• Wound Care

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• 5x8
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Forest City, IA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person