With annual sales of $54 billion and 46,000 employees worldwide, Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element” to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in around 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.  The Dow Chemical Company has an exciting and challenging Health Services Specialist position open with Dow's FilmTec group located in Edina, Minnesota.  The Dow Health Services purpose is to protect and optimize the health and productivity of the workforce, contribute to the effective management of human health risk related to products and processes, and contribute high value, health-related consulting to support business success.   Under the general direction of the Regional Health Director (RHD) and site Health Services Leader and within the general framework of the Health Services Operating Discipline and Clinical Guidelines, serve as the Occupational Nurse Practitioner for FilmTec.  In addition, the Nurse Practitioner contributes to the expertise of Health Services through focal point roles, team or project roles as assigned. CLINICAL CARE ROLE: Provide occupational health & medical care services for Dow employees, specified contractors & visitors.  These services may include assessing, diagnosing, treating & prescribing where authorized for work-related injuries & illnesses, ordering where authorized and interpreting appropriate laboratory tests & procedures, performing pre-placement & periodic voluntary & mandatory health assessments, health education & counseling, worker assessment & health screening & limited personal health care.  These services are within the Clinical Guidelines approved by the site physician.   Evaluate employees with work related injuries and illnesses and/or personal medical conditions for their fitness for duty. This includes obtaining and reviewing Dow and external health and position information, completing a medical history and performing any needed physical examinations in order to define the appropriate work placement for the employee's medical status. Provide travel health counseling and services for Dow business travelers.  This includes counseling on specific health concerns based on the traveler's itinerary and providing or arranging the recommended immunizations, medications or other interventions needed.  CASE MANAGEMENT ROLE: Lead the full implementation of Case Management for the FilmTec site.  Work with the Occupational Health Nurse to provide Case Management services for work related cases and for identified personal cases.  Case management includes obtaining and reviewing health and position information on a case, developing a specific plan for returning the employee to the highest level of job capability given the medical condition and then monitoring, tracking and communicating progress. Medical Review Board (MRB) Participation.   An MRB may be requested by the clinical staff to address complex or difficult medical, job or personal issues complicating the management of a case.  (MRB's may also be called by HR, Legal or Supervision.)  The clinical staff will then contribute Health Services expertise to the MRB as it develops a strategy and will implement the specific steps identified for Health Services by that strategy.  HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ROLE: Work with the site Occupational Health Nurse to develop the specific Health Assessment Program plan for assigned employee groups, using the Health Services Operating Discipline.   This includes evaluating plant or department chemical and physical agent hazards, exposure information and regulatory and Dow standards to determine the specific testing and frequency needed for employees in the group. Provide Health Assessment services.  This includes completing required health assessments of employees noting deviations from the norm and performing other selected tests as needed at the site. Provide Health Assessment employee review.  This includes reviewing the results of the history, physical examination, functional and laboratory testing and determining the need for follow-up or work place restrictions, all within the Clinical Guidelines approved by the site physician.  These determinations are communicated to the employee in person or in writing.  Determinations of the employee's fitness for work are communicated to management. Review site Health Assessment Program Metrics aggregated by the Health Services Expertise Center.  In addition data for employees in individual plants or department is reviewed to determine if any occupationally related health concerns or trends are noted for the group and also to assess the general preventive health status of the group.  If needed, additional interventions including potential follow-up studies will be developed.  A Plant Health report may be communicated to leaders and employees in writing or by presentations. Provide Preventive Health Services.  The Nurse Practitioner provides health promotion and disease prevention strategies using primary, secondary and tertiary prevention principles.  This role is met through individual employee counseling, participation in Plant Health Risk review and audits and through health education and training programs offered to employees using adult learning approaches. HEALTH PROMOTION PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES The Nurse Practitioner provides leadership and technical support for site health promotion coordination and implementation.  Consultation on Health Promotion Technology and Best Practice will be provided by the Global Health Promotion Leader and Regional Health Promotion Coordinator.