Fort Smith, AR - Industrial Nurse 3rd Shift

Bachoco Group is a leading multi-business and multiprotein producer, and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 40,000 employees. We offer a wide portfolio of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more. Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, which include farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.

Join us and be part of our success!

 

Summary: Be available in the Nurse's Station to attend to and follow up on occupational injuries and illnesses and provide emergency medical assistance as needed. Provides preventive treatment as needed to plant workers.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides immediate medical attention for any serious injuries.
• Provides medical attention for minor injuries.
• Provides preventive treatment such as wrapping wrists, paraffin wax treatments, etc.
• Performs post-employment physicals.
• Follows-up on light duty personnel to ensure that doctor's orders are being followed.
• Initiates accident reports and forwards to the proper personnel.
• Fills out paperwork and reports as needed. Files paperwork as needed or directed.
• Performs non-DOT drug and alcohol testing following Company policy.
• Assists the Safety Department during the annual hearing testing and in the follow up to the testing.
• Documents all medical procedures in the Nurse's notes.
• Monitors AED status; performs periodic tests and reports results to Nursing Supervisor.
• Inventories and/or orders supplies as assigned.
• Opens band-aids as needed.
• Keeps Nurse's Station clean and neat.
• Helps enforce food safety measures such as SQF including GMPs.
• Maintains an excellent attendance record. Notifies the Nurse Supervisor as soon as possible of any absences. Checks with other facility Nurses to fill in for absences.
• On call as needed. When on call: answers the phone and/or pager, stay within one hour's travel of the assigned Nurse's Station, and responds when called.
• Working on weekends or other normally unscheduled hours may be mandatory if staffing cannot be provided through temporary agencies or other Bachoco USA Nurses.
• Relieves security guards for breaks, unless providing immediate medical care. Verifies only authorized employees to enter the facility. Fills out information for trucks entering and leaving the facility. Notifies applicable personnel when vendors enter the facility.
• Performs other duties as required.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or six to twelve months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Licensed as an LPN, RN or other designation as deemed sufficient by the Medical Director.

 

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

 

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all uni