FSM - Floater Nurse

Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world’s leading chicken producers, Bachoco.

Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest quality chicken products for the U.S. market. Currently, the Bachoco OK Foods family includes more than 4,000 team members who are dedicated to consistently producing high-quality chicken products and nourishing people around the world.

Bachoco OK Foods is seeking a Floater Nurse for our Fort Smith, AR location. 

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.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm                                                

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 treatment, 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 Safety Director.
• 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. Call schedule is a rotation of one full week of on-call between other staff nurses at your assigned location.  Must be prepared to come in on call when there is no nurse on duty or any shifts are being covered by a temp nurse, or as needed.
• When on call: answers phone, stays 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 O.K. Nurses.
•  Performs other duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:                                                     

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies                                                                

• To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Interpersonal Skills - Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control.
• Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions ; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

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 one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Licensed as an EMT, 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 in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability                                                          

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills                                                             

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Human Resource systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

EMT, LPN, RN or other as designated by the Medical Director. Must have a valid driver's license and must qualify for the company driving program.

Other Skills and Abilities                                                           

Must be able to communicate with the Medical Director's staff, temporary staffing agencies, OK Management and OK Employees.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
 

*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies:
 

Please note that Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.

In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco OK Foods.