Occupational Health Nurse

Role Description
We are seeking a highly engaged individual with a strong background in nursing in a clinical environment to join Zoetis as an Occupational Health Nurse.  This licensed Registered Nurse would provide clinical care to employees while also managing work-related and non-work-related leave of absence (LOA) cases.

This role integrates direct patient care with case management, ensuring compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and best practices in occupational health. The position supports employee well-being, workplace safety, and effective return-to-work strategies.  The ideal candidate would have the requisite medical knowledge and people skills to be an effective patient caretaker while having the organizational skills and acumen to state current and compliant with an evolving regulatory landscape.  The role would also partner with human resources, environmental health and safety and leadership teams to support workforce health initiatives, provide guidance on workplace accommodations/fitness-for-duty decisions and incident investigations, as applicable.  
 
Responsibilities:

• Provide on-site occupational health services, including assessment, triage, and treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses
• Administer first aid, medications, vaccinations, and health screenings as appropriate
• Conduct health evaluations (e.g., fitness-for-duty, return-to-work exams)
• Maintain accurate, confidential medical records in accordance with regulatory standards (e.g., OSHA, HIPAA, ADA, FMLA)
• Serve as the Occupational Health point of contact on a variety of employee leave cases including FMLA, ADA accommodations, short-term/long-term disability, and company-specific leave programs
• Serve as the Occupational Health point of contact, when needed, for employees navigating the medical aspect of leave processes, ensuring clear communication and support
• Partner with external providers, clinics, and specialists to coordinate care as needed
• Support audits and compliance reporting as required
• Coordinate with HR, legal, and third-party administrators to ensure compliance with federal, state, and company policies
• Conduct periodic medical surveillance exams such as audiometry, spirometry, vision screening, and other required monitoring 
• Track and analyze employee health data to identify trends, early risk indicators, and potential occupational exposure
• Participate with the Occupational Health program to promote health and wellness programs, including injury prevention and health education

 
 
Required Qualifications:

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing
• 3+ years of clinical nursing experience (occupational health, medical case management, or related field preferred)
• Knowledge of leave of absence regulations (FMLA, ADA, disability programs)
• Strong assessment, clinical decision-making, and documentation skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information

 
Desired Qualifications

• Certification in Occupational Health Nursing (COHN/COHN-S) or Case Management (CCM)
• Experience with disability management and return-to-work programs
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations and workplace safety standards

 

 

Full time

 

 

Regular

 

 

Colleague

 

 

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

 

 

Notice: Zoetis Recruiters will contact candidates via email from an address ending in @zoetis.com and may also initially connect with candidates through LinkedIn, including LinkedIn InMail. Zoetis does not use Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or other web-based/generic email domains to communicate about job opportunities, interviews, or offers of employment. If you receive a recruitment-related email message claiming to be from Zoetis that does not come from @zoetis.com, please treat it as suspicious. For your security, do not reply, click links, open attachments, share personal or financial information, or send money in response to unexpected or questionable recruitment communications.

 

 

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of “@zoetis.com”. In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.