Occupational Health Nurse

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person who is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Health Nurse to join our Ashland Specialty Ingredients, G.P. business at our Hopewell, Virginia location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Medical Department function. This position will report to the EHS Manager.

This role oversees a comprehensive range of medical monitoring programs at Ashland’s Hopewell facility. Key duties include evaluating workplace injuries and illnesses, tracking employees’ return to work, coordinating annual physicals and random drug testing, and communicating employee medical status to site management as needed.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Evaluates workplace injuries and illnesses, determines their severity, and provides treatment or referrals as appropriate.
• Coordinates physician referrals when needed and files the required Workers’ Compensation insurance forms.
• Monitors employee recovery to ensure the highest quality of care.
• Partners with the EHS Manager to set and meet annual site goals for medical monitoring programs.
• Schedules annual employee physicals in support of the hazmat and medical monitoring programs.
• Conducts pulmonary function tests and maintains Pulmonary Function Technologist certification.
• Manages the site’s random drug screening program.
• Keeps the Site Manager and EHS Manager informed of medical issues that may impact plant employees.
• Communicates annual budget needs to the EHS Manager and applies cost controls to stay within budget.
• Supports additional safety and environmental initiatives that promote compliance with state and federal regulations and strengthen existing company programs.
• Dispenses nonprescription medications as needed.
• Conducts blood pressure screenings, advises employees on personal health risk factors, and provides educational materials.
• Plans and leads onsite wellness activities.
• Safeguards the confidentiality of medical information and records in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Must be a Licensed Registered Nurse, in good standing through the Virginia Board of Nursing.
• Minimum of 2-5 years’ nursing experience in an Emergency Room / Urgent Care, medical clinic, or manufacturing medical department environment is required.
• Must have and hold FA/CPR/AED certification.

*Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.