Senior Occupational Health Physician
Apply NowCompany: The World Bank Group
Location: Washington, DC 20011
Description:
Senior Occupational Health Physician
Job #:
req32539
Organization:
World Bank
Sector:
Health & Safety
Grade:
GG
Term Duration:
2 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
French, Spanish
Closing Date:
4/18/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.
The mission of the jointWorld Bank Group (WBG) / International Monetary Fund (IMF) Health and SafetyDirectorate (HSDDR) is to protect staff health and safety wherever they may be,taking account their individual health status, working environment and jobdemands. HSDDR serves the staff of two international organizations as theystrive to reduce global poverty, enhance shared prosperity, and sustaineconomic growth globally. The two organizations employ more than 30,000 staff,with around half being based in Washington DC Headquarters (HQ), and the restin Country Offices (CO) globally in more than 150 locations.
Occupational Medicine focuses on the interface between theworkplace and individual health. It considers health trends within theworkplace and provides support to individuals to optimize health and workplacefunction. Occupational Health physicians are experts in the complex web offactors that affect health and safety in the workplace, helping all types oforganizations ensure the health of their employees, productivity of theworkplace, and advancement of the overall economy.
Current Duties andResponsibilities
As an Occupational Health physician,you are a key member of the Occupational Health and Safety Unit, workingclosely with our nurses, workplace safety specialists and ergonomists providingsupport and services to the staff of the World Bank Group and the IMF. As partof the Health and Safety Directorate, you work collaboratively with other partsof our directorate including the Personal Health and Wellness Unit, the HealthPromotion Unit and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Unit.
This role includes an advisory componentto headquarter and country office staff and managers on sick leave, disabilityand disability accommodation related matters, including optimizing return towork through the accommodations center of excellence and enhancing programmaticsupport; fitness for work medical examinations (including driver's medicals)and tracking and reporting health trends and impacts.
Itincludes being part of the implementation of health management/populationhealth and risk identification strategies such as staff health and wellnessprograms and occupational environmental medicine research. As such, theincumbent should enjoy applying evidence-based best practices, outcomemeasurements and continuous quality improvement.
Therole requires leadership and project management skills, the incumbent will leadworking groups and projects that relate to many different aspects ofoccupational medicine and preventive medicine in a global workforce. Being ableto self-motivate and motivate others to drive projects to completion isessential.
Communication is an essential aspect of this role, requiring theincumbent to convey key medical concepts, effectively teach, and competentlywrite and organize ideas related to occupational medicine and workplace safety.
Having a risk management mindset including the proactiveidentification and evaluation of risks to a global workforce as well as beingable to identify, recommend and implement preventive measures is essential tothis function.
The Occupational Health Physicianreports to the Manager, Occupational Health and Safety and is accountable fordelivery of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) services asdesignated within this work program.
Whendealing with confidential medical information, the Occupational HealthPhysician adheres to the confidentiality standards in the policies of the WorldBank Group and Health and Safety Directorate.
Additionalresponsibilities will be assigned in accordance with the individual'seducation, training, and experience.
Selection Criteria
Technical Competencies:
As an Occupational Health Physician,
Clinical Occupational Environmental Medicine: has knowledge and skills to provide evidence-based evaluation of injuries and illnesses and their intersect with work, including fitness for work and disability and accommodation management.
Communication: Ability to identify and create content which supports the promotion of health and workplace wellbeing as well as successful return to work and condition management.
Hazard and Risk Identification, Evaluation, and Control has the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the risks of an adverse event from exposure to physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, or psychological hazards in the workplace or environment and to recommend mitigation and management thereof.
Emergency Management: has a role in emergency preparedness and emergency management, with responsibility for protecting staff from health consequences of disasters.
Health and Productivity: has the ability to identify and address individual and workplace organizational factors to optimize the health of staff and enhance productivity, such as absenteeism, presenteeism, and population health management.
Preventive Health, Public Health, Surveillance, and Disease Prevention: has knowledge and skills relating to medical surveillance programs for staff and should be able to apply primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive methods.
Related Staff Rules and Legislation: knowledge and skills necessary to comply with rules important to occupational and environmental health, as well as the wide range of rules and guidelines related to the interactions between staff, work, and health. The Occupational Health Physician needs to interact knowledgeably with human resource partners, managers, safety and security professionals, staff association leaders, and legal counsel.
OTHER SELECTION CRITERIA:
Minimum Education/Experience:
A medical degree with specialist post graduate training and / or experience in Occupational medicine / Preventive Medicine / Family Medicine / Emergency Medicine or equivalent combination of education and experience from a recognized college or university
At least 10 years of work experience as an independently registered physician, with significant medical experience in an occupational medical setting.
Excellent oral and written communication and an enjoyment of writing and publishing.
Excellent organizational, analytical, and reporting skills.
High level proficiency microsoft office.
Ability to understand and interpret medical data and trends.
Demonstrated teamwork experience and cultural sensitivity.
Initiative-taking and driven with a desire for impact.
Proficiency in English with additional languages being an advantage.
Additional Education/Experience Preferred
International work experience, with current medical registration / licensure.
Experience in implementing return to work programs
Project management skills
Proven work experience in the development, coordination and implementation of global occupational health and medical support programs for international organizations worldwide.
Ability to operate successfully in a culturally complex setting, as evidenced by work in international organizations
Experience in health promotion programs, including communication
Interest or experience in training emergency response to lay rescuers
Experience in implementing reasonable work accommodations using recognized guidelines such as the ADA.
Experience in risk management and working with workplace safety / occupational safety professionals.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.
Job #:
req32539
Organization:
World Bank
Sector:
Health & Safety
Grade:
GG
Term Duration:
2 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment
Location:
Washington, DC,United States
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
French, Spanish
Closing Date:
4/18/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Visit www.worldbank.org.
The mission of the jointWorld Bank Group (WBG) / International Monetary Fund (IMF) Health and SafetyDirectorate (HSDDR) is to protect staff health and safety wherever they may be,taking account their individual health status, working environment and jobdemands. HSDDR serves the staff of two international organizations as theystrive to reduce global poverty, enhance shared prosperity, and sustaineconomic growth globally. The two organizations employ more than 30,000 staff,with around half being based in Washington DC Headquarters (HQ), and the restin Country Offices (CO) globally in more than 150 locations.
Occupational Medicine focuses on the interface between theworkplace and individual health. It considers health trends within theworkplace and provides support to individuals to optimize health and workplacefunction. Occupational Health physicians are experts in the complex web offactors that affect health and safety in the workplace, helping all types oforganizations ensure the health of their employees, productivity of theworkplace, and advancement of the overall economy.
Current Duties andResponsibilities
As an Occupational Health physician,you are a key member of the Occupational Health and Safety Unit, workingclosely with our nurses, workplace safety specialists and ergonomists providingsupport and services to the staff of the World Bank Group and the IMF. As partof the Health and Safety Directorate, you work collaboratively with other partsof our directorate including the Personal Health and Wellness Unit, the HealthPromotion Unit and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Unit.
This role includes an advisory componentto headquarter and country office staff and managers on sick leave, disabilityand disability accommodation related matters, including optimizing return towork through the accommodations center of excellence and enhancing programmaticsupport; fitness for work medical examinations (including driver's medicals)and tracking and reporting health trends and impacts.
Itincludes being part of the implementation of health management/populationhealth and risk identification strategies such as staff health and wellnessprograms and occupational environmental medicine research. As such, theincumbent should enjoy applying evidence-based best practices, outcomemeasurements and continuous quality improvement.
Therole requires leadership and project management skills, the incumbent will leadworking groups and projects that relate to many different aspects ofoccupational medicine and preventive medicine in a global workforce. Being ableto self-motivate and motivate others to drive projects to completion isessential.
Communication is an essential aspect of this role, requiring theincumbent to convey key medical concepts, effectively teach, and competentlywrite and organize ideas related to occupational medicine and workplace safety.
Having a risk management mindset including the proactiveidentification and evaluation of risks to a global workforce as well as beingable to identify, recommend and implement preventive measures is essential tothis function.
The Occupational Health Physicianreports to the Manager, Occupational Health and Safety and is accountable fordelivery of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) services asdesignated within this work program.
Whendealing with confidential medical information, the Occupational HealthPhysician adheres to the confidentiality standards in the policies of the WorldBank Group and Health and Safety Directorate.
Additionalresponsibilities will be assigned in accordance with the individual'seducation, training, and experience.
Selection Criteria
Technical Competencies:
As an Occupational Health Physician,
Clinical Occupational Environmental Medicine: has knowledge and skills to provide evidence-based evaluation of injuries and illnesses and their intersect with work, including fitness for work and disability and accommodation management.
Communication: Ability to identify and create content which supports the promotion of health and workplace wellbeing as well as successful return to work and condition management.
Hazard and Risk Identification, Evaluation, and Control has the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the risks of an adverse event from exposure to physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, or psychological hazards in the workplace or environment and to recommend mitigation and management thereof.
Emergency Management: has a role in emergency preparedness and emergency management, with responsibility for protecting staff from health consequences of disasters.
Health and Productivity: has the ability to identify and address individual and workplace organizational factors to optimize the health of staff and enhance productivity, such as absenteeism, presenteeism, and population health management.
Preventive Health, Public Health, Surveillance, and Disease Prevention: has knowledge and skills relating to medical surveillance programs for staff and should be able to apply primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive methods.
Related Staff Rules and Legislation: knowledge and skills necessary to comply with rules important to occupational and environmental health, as well as the wide range of rules and guidelines related to the interactions between staff, work, and health. The Occupational Health Physician needs to interact knowledgeably with human resource partners, managers, safety and security professionals, staff association leaders, and legal counsel.
OTHER SELECTION CRITERIA:
Minimum Education/Experience:
A medical degree with specialist post graduate training and / or experience in Occupational medicine / Preventive Medicine / Family Medicine / Emergency Medicine or equivalent combination of education and experience from a recognized college or university
At least 10 years of work experience as an independently registered physician, with significant medical experience in an occupational medical setting.
Excellent oral and written communication and an enjoyment of writing and publishing.
Excellent organizational, analytical, and reporting skills.
High level proficiency microsoft office.
Ability to understand and interpret medical data and trends.
Demonstrated teamwork experience and cultural sensitivity.
Initiative-taking and driven with a desire for impact.
Proficiency in English with additional languages being an advantage.
Additional Education/Experience Preferred
International work experience, with current medical registration / licensure.
Experience in implementing return to work programs
Project management skills
Proven work experience in the development, coordination and implementation of global occupational health and medical support programs for international organizations worldwide.
Ability to operate successfully in a culturally complex setting, as evidenced by work in international organizations
Experience in health promotion programs, including communication
Interest or experience in training emergency response to lay rescuers
Experience in implementing reasonable work accommodations using recognized guidelines such as the ADA.
Experience in risk management and working with workplace safety / occupational safety professionals.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.