Occupational Health Nurse

Job Description:

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You Will Make in this Role:

As an Occupational Health Nurse, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Provides clinical assessment for employees with work related injury/illness and facilitates appropriate medical care.

• Leads case and care management planning for occupational and non-occupational illness and injury, collaborating with vendor(s) or appropriate parties to determine return to work/disability management plan. 

• Assists employees with FMLA and Workers Compensation paperwork and process. 

• Provides disability management for open Workers Compensation claims which may include:

  • Coordination of medical care and return to work.

  • Assisting with referral appointments

  • Care management

  • Communicating with third parties about case management plan and needs adaptations.

  • Monitor injured/ill employees with restrictions towards full return to work.

  • Facilitates the reasonable accommodation process for employees with work restrictions.

• Provides backup nurse triage for other clinic nurse roles.

• Documenting worker medical encounters in appropriate systems, maintaining proper documentation while preserving medical confidentiality according to 3M and medical practice standards.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution (completed and verified prior to start)

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in Minnesota, or ability to readily obtain.

• Two (2) years of clinical nursing experience in a private, public, government or military environment

• Two (2) years of experience using Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems in a private, public, government or military environment.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Nurse case management experience

• Certification(s)/willingness to obtain:

  • Council for Accreditation Occupational Hearing Conservation

  • National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH) Spirometry training

  • American Board of Occupational Health (COHN, COHN-S and/or Case Management)

  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification (that includes AED)

• Knowledge and experience with disability management, basic ergonomics, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state privacy acts, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), applicable Workers’ Compensation statutes, and applicable Nurse Practice Act.

Work location: On site in Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic and international

Relocation Assistance: Is not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Chat with Max

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $96,557 - $118,014, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate ma