Description

Union Pacific is searching for experienced occupational health nurses seeking fulfilling employment with one of America's great companies. This role will challenge your professional case management, medical, and community health skillsets in varied ways, and reward the nurse who can bring great problem-solving, professional communication, and a passion for employee engagement to the team.

Union Pacific currently has an occupational health nurse position open in West Colton, California. Successful applicants must be located within 50 miles, or be willing to relocate to the location under Union Pacific's paid relocation program.

At Union Pacific, our benefits are far from basic:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage with low monthly premiums
• Go to college with FREE tuition! All full-time employees are eligible to attend online or in-person classes at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and can take any courses or programs, including graduate school
• Up to $600 annually for participating in our wellness programs
• Employee stock ownership plan with 40% company match, up to 5% of your base compensation
• Annual performance bonus program
• Paid vacation (up to 15 days your first year) and 11 paid holidays
• Immediate eligibility in our 401(k) with generous employer matching
• Railroad Retirement: a secure retirement benefit worth up to 2.5 times more than Social Security
• Access to child care / care support services across our system

   

  Check out the rest of our generous benefit package at www.up.jobs!

  What You'll Do:

  The Occupational Health Nurse has responsibility for implementing, coordinating, and communicating health and medical activities such as medical case management, regulatory compliance, and health services. The position oversees and manages the administrative and operational activities of all occupational health services in a local territory.

Accountabilities

• Serve as clinical resource, providing case management services for injury, illness, and reportable health events.
• Provide support for work units on all issues related to health and medical services including accommodations, return to work, restricted duty, and transitional work.
• Provide case management services for both on-duty and off-duty injury/illness including follow-up and referrals, acting as gatekeeper for health services, rehabilitation, return to work and case management issues.
• Demonstrate compliance with laws and regulations governing nursing practice.
• Coordinate onsite occupational health testing including scheduling of mobile testing units, onsite regulatory testing and additional testing when requested by Health and Medical Services.
• Lend assistance to Health and Medical Services senior management regarding a wide range of health services and activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Physical Requirements

• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee will spend extended hours in front of a computer screen
• The person in this position frequently communicates with customers and coworkers in person or by telephone

Work Conditions

• 18 years of age or older
• Travel 50% of the time
• Individuals hired to work in this position will be expected to work on-call 24/7 Monday - Friday and rotate weekends
• Work Conditions: Must be located within 50 miles of one the work locations specified in this job posting, or be willing to relocate to the location under Union Pacific's paid relocation program