Job Description
Job Description
Description:
Position Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Occupational Medicine Nurse Case Manager to join our team. This role focuses on coordinating and managing work-related health cases, ensuring employees receive timely, appropriate care while supporting safe and efficient return-to-work outcomes. The Nurse Case Manager will serve as a clinical liaison between employees, employers, physicians, and other medical providers, maintaining compliance with occupational health standards and workers’ compensation requirements.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 40 hours weekly
Responsibilities
• Serve as the primary clinical liaison between employees, employers, treating physicians, and other healthcare providers to ensure efficient and effective occupational healthcare delivery.
• Assess and monitor work-related injuries or illnesses, reviewing medical records, test results, and physician recommendations to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Coordinate care with specialists, therapists, and external providers based on physician orders, ensuring all follow-ups, treatments, and documentation are completed accurately and promptly.
• Maintain thorough and high-quality clinical documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR), including progress notes, treatment plans, and return-to-work recommendations.
• Track patient progress, evaluate outcomes, and update care plans to support safe and timely return-to-work strategies.
• Provide education to employees regarding treatment plans, injury prevention, workplace safety practices, and strategies for maintaining overall occupational health.
• Ensure all case management activities comply with state and federal regulations, including OSHA, workers’ compensation, ADA, and other applicable occupational health guidelines.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, nurses, HR, safety officers, and insurance representatives, to optimize patient outcomes and maintain compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Participate in case review meetings, providing clinical insights, recommendations, and support for complex or high-risk occupational health cases.
Requirements:
• Graduate of an accredited NP or nursing program with an active, unrestricted California license.
• Must meet all licensure requirements for the applicable state of practice.
• Demonstrated experience managing occupational medicine cases, work-related injuries, and return-to-work protocols.
• Strong knowledge of occupational health regulations, workers’ compensation processes, OSHA standards, and compliance.
• Excellent clinical assessment, documentation, and case management skills.
• Strong communication, organizational, and coordination abilities, with the capacity to collaborate effectively with teams.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple cases simultaneously, and maintain meticulous attention to detail.