Safety and Health - Industrial Nurse

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Organization:
Novelis

Name:
Lynne Morris

Years in this Position:
18 years

Education:
Graduated from BSN program with successful licensure as RN in NYS

Job Description:
I am accountable for the medical treatment of primary care patients, treatment of work related illness and injury, coordination of the Emergency Medical Squad and Wellness Center and promoting Wellness. I assess and diagnosis the physical and psychosocial health status of patients through history collection, physical examination and diagnostic testing. Included in my role is disability management, ergonomics assessment and providing OSHA mandated training to the appropriate groups.

What I like best about my job:
I enjoy working with people and educating them on being “the best they can be” physically, emotionally and socially.

Advice I would give to someone interested in this job:
This is not a job where a newly graduated nurse can walk into. This job requires clinical experience as a RN. It is important anyone who is interested in a position as an occupational health nurse maintains effective and harmonious working relationship with the customer (employees and patients) to ensure cooperation in achieving assigned activities and objectives. It is also important you develop and maintain relationships with other health care providers to facilitate optimum medical care.