A professional who plans with management, medical director, and legal counsel scope and objectives of nursing service in industrial establishment, and directs nursing activities. Responsibilities include:

• Determines qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of nursing staff, and assists in selection.
• Arranges for orientation of newly appointed nursing staff in company policy and nursing procedures.
• Prepares and maintains nursing policy and procedure manual.
• Evaluates nursing service and assists in evaluation of total health service.
• Establishes system of records and reports.
• Advises management in development and maintenance of plant sanitation and housekeeping practices.
• Develops nursing procedures for emergency and followup care of occupational and nonoccupational injuries and illnesses.
• Provides for health counseling and health education on individual or group basis.
• Interprets nursing functions in interdepartmental planning and coordination of health and welfare benefit programs.
• May visit branches and subsidiaries of company periodically to evaluate nursing service.