Job Description

Who we are:

MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHI RJ) is the largest MRO provider for the CRJ Series fleet in North America, developed from the merging of two important heritages: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the CRJ Series program from Bombardier. MHI RJ has the largest operating base of regional aircraft in the world with service centers situated in Bridgeport, WV / Macon, GA / and Tucson, AZ. Yes, we’re awesome!

What we do:

We partner with regional airlines (our customers) to provide safe and reliable aircraft services, which in turn allow our customers to connect people to their destinations. MHI RJ provides comprehensive operational, engineering and customer support solutions including maintenance, refurbishment, technical publications, marketing, and sales activities for the global regional aircraft industry. MHI RJ’s network of service centers, support offices and parts depots are positioned in important aviation hubs in the U.S., Canada, and Germany. Exciting, isn’t it?

About the role:

Responsible for coordinating various health and safety practices & programs designed to safeguard all employees in a work environment. Coordinate employee injuries and manage worker compensation claims.

Responsibilities:

• Administrate and manage worker compensation claims from a medical aspect. Assist the employee through the claim process and develop a treatment/rehabilitation plan with the treating physician for each employee with an illness or injury. Manage claimants, physicians, and the State Worker Compensation claim managers to expedite the employee’s Return-to-work status. In addition, will educate all stakeholders on the medical aspect of the injured/ill employees. Facilitates a timely and appropriate return to work by assisting providers, supervisors, and employees with medical issues relating to transition duty and job accommodation.
• Coordinating and monitoring the quality of the medical and rehabilitative care provided to employees with work-related injuries/illnesses.
• Administrate the DOT drug and alcohol program and coordinate with the MRO. This includes sample collection, sampling shipping, forwarding results to MRO, and data maintenance (data files and database).
• Develop, implement, and conduct a Fitness for Duty (FFD) review process for employees coming back from an illness and/or injury.
• Maintain employee injury/illness database and provide periodical reports to management regarding safety performance versus targets. This also includes maintaining the OSHA recording documentation (OSHA 300).
• Develop and maintain employee medical and/or exposure records, according to the American Association of Occupation Health Nurses and Occupation Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).
• Provide and/or coordinate employee events. Events may include but are not limited to eye exams screening, blood drives, health fairs, flu shots, and wellness-type programs as well as community services activities.
• Provide required and maintain immunization records for employees traveling out of the country.
• Perform all services associated with respirator medical. Develop a process to reduce the time to receive employee medical clearance and results. Provide respirator fit testing and training to employees who receive medical clearance.
• Perform audiogram of employees in the HCP and communicate test results to employees. Coordinate medical evaluations and communicate results and conduct action plans for employees with regulatory threshold shifts.
• Perform occupational health monitoring and occupational hygiene evaluations for chemical and noise exposure. Assist in providing proper PPE recommendations based on the task, exposure, and duration.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and documenting EH&S training.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and follow-up evaluations of the EH&S program, which includes but is not limited to ergonomics.
• Triage work-related injuries and coordinate those services.
• Assist the facility’s safety and wellness committee.
• Any other task as assigned.

Job Skill & Qualification :

• Candidate must be current with an unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) of employment and practice is required.
• 3-5 years of occupational health nurse-related experience, including progressive work in Industrial Safety and related Worker’s Compensation reduction programs preferred.
• Baccalaureate degree in nursing or equivalent and certification in occupational health nursing is preferred.
• Some Travel is required.
• Should possess interpersonal and communication skills and can plan, organize, work independently, manage multiple services (projects) and tasks, and make independent nursing judgements.

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