Occupational Health & Safety - P4

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.                

Sr. Occupational Health & Safety – (1st shift)

 

Develops, implements, and ensures continuous improvement of the Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) ecosystem. As a part of a winning team, the primary purposes are 1) maintaining compliance with the requirements of Boston Scientific’s corporate EH&S policies and requirements and all applicable national, state, and local regulations, 2) driving EH&S performance improvements across the site, and 3) capturing and communicating information describing EH&S roles, responsibilities and contribution.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Assess compliance with applicable environment, health, and safety laws.
• Gate keeper for ongoing health services such as rehabilitation, return-to-work issues, counseling and crisis intervention, assisting supervisors and employees with implementing return to work plans including modified scheduling and job accommodations.
• Monitor wellness programs and assist and coordinate activities that promote wellness in workplace. 
• Monitoring and evaluating the quality of services delivered by all healthcare providers and vendors.
• Communicate information regarding injury prevention and health promotion by working with and through management to enhance employee wellness.
• Establish and maintaining relationships with appropriate community agencies, e.g., local emergency response personnel, occupational health clinics, board of public health, etc.
• Assist with the development of prevention and health promotion strategies to include serving on appropriate interdisciplinary committees
• Facilitate claims processing while maintaining and safeguarding confidentiality of employee health information and records.
• Conduct EH&S compliance audits, self-assessments, and inspections throughout the facilities.
• Conduct and/or coordinate periodic industrial hygiene, safety, and environmental sampling/testing
• Conduct ergonomic assessment and collaborate with area leaders to assure a comprehensive to ergonomics

 

Management Requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Knowledge of occupational health issues
• Bilingual (Spanish and English)
• 5 years of experience in manufacturing industry

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree related to occupational health
• Knowledge in industrial hygiene 
• knowledge in occupational risk prevention and implementation of safety measures.