Occupational Health Nurse (Cordova, IL)

Job Description:

The person hired for the position of Occupational Health Nurse will promote health and well-being of 3M employees through onsite services and programs, implementing population-based programs to manage or improve health.

For additional site information, please visit: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/plant-locations-us/cordova/

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Become an active team member of the Corporate Occupational Medicine (COM) Department

• Provide direct care of illness/injury

• Conduct pre-placement medical evaluations for all potential employees onsite in accordance with company and government policies

• Maintain the medical surveillance program for the site; conduct HAZWOPER, spirometry, and hearing and vision tests

• Leads case and care management for employees with work-related or non-occupational illness and/or injury, coordinating with vendor or appropriate parties to determine return to work/disability management plan

• Leads cross-functional disability management and return to work planning with location management team, advising on legislative and regulatory requirements in relation to medical needs

• Drive the Health & Wellbeing initiatives for the site

• Provide employee training on health-related topics

• Communicates with EHS information regarding work-related illness/injury for incident log management and required government reporting

• Maintains medical files with preservation of confidentiality; maintains electronic records/reports.  Assists in preparing data for management summaries

• Participate in plant walk-through with the EHS team, providing recommendations for improvements

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Current, unrestricted, Illinois Registered Nursing license, or the ability to obtain.

• Three (3) years of combined experience in Occupational Health, Public Health and/or Clinical Nursing in a private, public, government or military environment

• One (1) year of experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing

• Experience with local, state and federal regulatory and/or legislative occupational health requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of occupational health nursing with direct delivery of services to workers

• Professional certification(s) such as: Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN-S) , Certified Case Management (CCM), Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (CAOHC)

• Certification in CPR/AED

• Completed NIOSH approved Spirometry course

• Computer skills sufficient to create documents, presentations, analyze data, generate reports and provide communications

Location: Cordova, IL

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

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

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $95,591 - $116,834, 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 may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 08/07/2026 To 09/06/2026 Or until filled

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