OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & WORKERS COMP MANAGER

JBS Foods; Hyrum (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS Foods seeks an experienced Occupational Health Nurse Manager to lead the corporate and site health services program, ensuring high-quality patient care, regulatory compliance and robust data reporting across locations.

Responsibilities include policy development, managing workers’ compensation programs, and coordinating with safety and risk teams to protect employee health and productivity.

Qualifications

• RN licensed to practice required.
• 5–7 years of progressive management experience in a large health facility.
• Experience with Workers' Compensation self-insured programs preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with management.
• Experience with safety data collection and system administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate policies and procedures to provide high-quality employee health services.
• Develop and maintain medical treatment protocols and equipment/supplies.
• Assure data collection, reporting and regulatory compliance for employee health records.
• Ensure effective case management with internal and external contacts.
• Assist in performance evaluations of Occupational Health Departments.
• Monitor compliance with OSHA and company policies.
• Oversee TPA administration and workers’ compensation claims.
• Collect and analyze workers’ comp data to evaluate safety and claims goals.
• Collaborate with site teams and Third Party Administrator on WC claims.
• Lead claims calls with WC managers, site teams and counsel as needed.
• Coordinate access to facilities with brokers or safety personnel.

Skills

Nursing

Occupational Health

Leadership

Communication

Claims handling

Data collection

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's or PhD in Public Health preferred

Associate of Science RN with experience considered

Job description

Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for coordinating, managing, planning and developing policies and procedures to provide high quality employee health services that meet all internal and external requirements.
• Through oversight by the Company Medical Director and the Corporate Safety and Health Director, development and maintain standard medical treatment protocols and equipment/supplies to support those protocols.
• Assures collection, monitoring and reporting of data and health information practices to assure proper custodianship of employee health records and trends analysis as well as all required regulatory reporting.
• Assures effective case management through excellent communication with appropriate internal (Legal, Safety and Risk groups) and external contacts, timely and relevant medical specialty assessments and organizational strategies which maximize employee health and productivity. This will include training on enhancing local medical provider interaction and relationships.
• Assist in the performance evaluation of the Occupational Health Departments through on-site and desk audits as well as the development and ongoing distribution of the Occupational Health scorecard.
• Monitors activities for and ensures compliance with laws, government regulations, OSHA requirements and JBS policies.
• Oversee TPA administration and management of workers’ compensation claims
• Collect and analyze workers’ compensation data to evaluate performance of Company safety, health, and claims management goals
• Work closely with site teams and Third Party Administrator on new and existing WC claims
• Continuous communication with Risk Manager, Third Party Administrator, WC Managers, Safety Managers, Occupational Health Nurses etc.
• Leading claims calls with WC managers, site teams, and counsel as needed to provide meaningful direction and leadership on non-litigated and litigated claims.
• Audit coordination over insurance and employee benefits accounts
• Coordinate communication with Corporate and plant safety and operations personnel regarding compliance with new insurance programs
• Coordinate access to facilities as required by insurance brokers or underwriters or safety engineering/loss prevention personnel

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, with certification in Occupational or Public Health OR Master’s degree or Ph. D. in Public Health preferred. Associate of Science RN with experience considered.
• Five to seven years of progressive responsible professional and management experience in a large occupational or ambulatory health care facility.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse Requried
• 5 years’ previous experience with a Workers’ Compensation self-insured program or workers’ compensation coverage program involving large claim, multinational, high deductible (self-insured retention) multiline coverage is preferred
• Claims handling expertise
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with various levels of management
• Ability to manage competing projects while maintaining focus on “big picture”
• Experience with Safety and Health Data collection and system administration preferred.

EOE/VET/DISABLED