Sr. Occupational Health Nurse - Nurse Practitioner
Bayer (Oakland/East Bay, California)

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals is a leading global specialty pharmaceutical and biotechnology company. With over $3 Billion in protein drug sales, Bayer ranks as the sixth largest biotech company in the world.

Berkeley, California is a multi-functional Bayer HealthCare site that houses the global headquarters for the Hematology/Cardiology business units, the headquarters of the global biotech product supply organization, and one of three major global R&D sites focusing on protein therapies. In fact, Berkeley is essentially the nerve center of Bayer HealthCare's biotech operations. With a focus on biopharmaceutical discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization, we believe our ability to advance improvements and innovations in patient care will be greatly enhanced by our fully integrated capabilities.

We are currently looking to fill the role of Sr Occupational Health Nurse at our Berkeley site.

The candidate for the position:
1. Has in-depth knowledge of OSHA standards/regulations, worker's compensations laws, disability management and other related healthcare/government regulations
2. Provides nursing assessment and treatment for injuries and illnesses
3. Maintains medical records for medical and legal purposes
4. Conducts pre-placement and surveillance examinations and evaluates/interprets physical evaluation results for proper job placement, ability to work and follow-up care
5. Provides evaluation, triage, and appropriate treatment/interventions for minor to life-threatening injuries and illnesses
6. Provides case management for short term/long term disability and worker compensation cases as part of the OH Team
7. Provides health promotion/wellness services as part of team approach to power the business by promoting health and well-being of employees
8. Demonstrates expertise in conducting ergonomic medical evaluations and applies principles of early intervention to reduce injury.

Position Requirements:

Skills, experiences and personal characteristics:
1. Has good communications, interpersonal and presentation skills
2. Possesses influencing skills to effect appropriate health and safety activities
3. Ensures welfare of employees and ensures actions to avoid professional liability to company
4. Ensures compliance to governmental standards and regulations to avoid penalties and fines against the company
5. Participates in goal-setting within assigned projects
6. Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively in a diverse team
7. Demonstrates skills to work in a high-paced work environment and manage conflict/difficult people with expertise and skill

Educational Requirements:
Bachelors degree in one of the health, physical, or natural sciences preferred
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing/nurse practitioner program
Minimum of 5 years experience in the occupational health field
Current registered nurse licensure in California
California Nurse Practitioner licensure .