Job Location: Chicago
Other Potential Locations: Chicago, IL
Anticipated Start Date: 11/01/2026
Number of Positions: 1
Salary Range: $107,000 - $135,000

Apply early as this job may be removed or filled prior to the closing date, which is approximately seven (7) days after the posting date.

This is a full-timeposition located in Chicago, IL and covers both the Chicago and Twin Cities division. For certain positions, including this one, employees can work one day per week remotely. Our leaders also foster a culture where work life balance, which requires flexibility for when life happens, is important and respected.

Travel is up to 25%

This position supports employee health, safety work performance, disability management, workplace injury care management, and return to work across the assigned regions.

Key responsibilities may include:

Support Local Management Teams: Collaborate with local site leadership while reporting directly to the corporate Medical & Employee Health (MEH) Department in Fort Worth.

Regional Clinical Case Management: Oversee clinical case management responsibilities across a designated region to ensure appropriate care and return-to-work strategies.

Vocational Rehabilitation Oversight: Coordinate and monitor vocational rehabilitation programs to support employee recovery and reintegration.

Fitness for Duty Evaluations: Conduct or coordinate assessments to determine employees' ability to safely perform job duties.

Partners with Employee Assistance Programs, Wellness, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Safety, and treating providers to address health needs of employees.

Maintain medical documentation confidentiality

Daily work is conducted in an indoor office environment.

The duties and responsibilities in this posting are representative categories to be used in deciding whether to apply for this position. This is not an exhaustive list of the position's duties.

Basic Qualifications:

• Able to work in the US without company sponsorship now AND in the future
• Bachelor's degree in nursing

• Fully unencumbered nursing license
• 5-7 years experience in medical case management preferably in a union environment, with demonstrable skills in program management, program implementation, building positive relationships, resolving conflict, and consensus building
• Requires knowledge of the interface between medical/health conditions and the workplace as well as health care delivery systems and the workplace
• Requires strategic planning skills in the design and implementation of health care management for injured workers, return to work planning, and a thorough understanding of the psychosocial and socioeconomic factors related to disability
• Must be knowledgeable of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a relevant field (Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, Nursing, etc)
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) Certification
• Certified Case Manager (CCM)
• Working knowledge of injury/care management and OSHA standards
• Previous experience working with Human Resource Department programs resolving employee relations issues
• Knowledge of craft worker trait characteristics, ergonomics and the collective bargaining agreements in the railroad industry
• Trial and deposition experience
• Knowledgeable of the Federal Employers' Liability Act

At BNSF, you will have access to a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including:

• An industry-leading 401(k) and renowned Railroad Retirement program.
• A range of robust health care options for you and your dependents (including domestic partners), including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, cancer support, and high-quality care network options.
• Health care spending accounts (HSA) with employer contributions, as well as life and disability insurance, provided at no cost.
• Family benefits including parental, pediatric and family building support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and dependent care spending account (with employer match).
• Access to discounts on travel, gym memberships, counseling services and wellness support.
• Annual bonus (Incentive Compensation Program)
• Generous leave / time off policies.
• For more information, visit Benefits.

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All positions require pre-employment background verification, medical review and pre-employment drug screen. You can find more information by reviewing the Hiring Process. Federal authority requires BNSF employees, whose work requires unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities, to obtain a TWIC. More information is available at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic

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