Industrial Injury Prevention Specialist

Job Summary

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Qualifications

Skills And Competencies

Physical Demands

Work Environment

Pay And Benefits

• Provide triage, first-aid, education and/or escalation of care if needed.
• Facilitate on-going communication with all parties involved in managing an injury case.
• Support the injured employee, monitor medical care, promote efficient reporting, and participate in accident investigation.
• Absorb temporary modified work in compliance with physical restrictions.
• Help employees prevent repetitive, cumulative and overuse type musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses.
• Conduct ergonomic analyses in order to provide recommendations on vehicle set up, work posture, tool use, and workstation modifications.
• Provide on-the-job education and coaching to help workers achieve and maintain physical resilience through optimizing body mechanics and postural habits.
• Aid employees in achieving sustained lifestyle improvements in areas such as nutritional health, physical fitness, and stress management.
• Address and mitigate risks related to workers’ total health, therefore reducing the risk of job-related injuries and illnesses.
• Develop job-specific agility routines and programs to be implemented in a preventative method a.k.a. Work Hardening.
• Minimize risk of injury through awareness, education, ergonomic recommendations, and first aid.
• Proactively engage with employees at their work location.
• Maintain records of triage, ergonomic assessment, first-aid care, and education provided.
• Gain full understanding of the site operations, workflow, processes, and employees in order to make recommendations for preventing musculoskeletal injuries from occurring.
• Leverage technology available to support total worker health.
• Work in partnership with other WorkCare service lines (Incident Intervention, Onsite Clinics, etc.)
• Perform additional duties and assume additional responsibilities as identified by manager for the efficient operation of WorkCare.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Science, Physical Education, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Must hold CPR/First Aid certification.
• Experience in orthopedics, wellness, industrial/occupational health, or ergonomic experience a plus.
• Ergonomic certification preferred.
• BOC Certified AT, in good standing preferred.
• At least 3 years’ relevant experience.

Skills And Competencies

• Must be able to demonstrate the ability of maintaining privacy and confidentiality.
• Critical thinking skills a must.
• Able to work independently and make decisions in accordance with company policy and procedures.
• Take initiative on issues that arise daily.
• Able to manage multiple priorities.
• Must have the ability to maintain a professional approach with others in job-demanding, multitasking and/or project support situations.
• Able to create and edit written materials.
• Able to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.
• Have the skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Able to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and have the ability to learn new software as needed.

Physical Demands

• Sitting for long periods of time, working at a desk.
• Requires bending and stretching.
• Working under stress and use of computer/phone required.
• Frequent outdoor, work environment conditions.
• The noise level is usually moderate.
• Air quality is good and temperature is controlled indoors.

Pay And Benefits

Frequent indoor, office environment conditions.

Frequent outdoor, work environment conditions.

The noise level is usually moderate.

Air quality is good and temperature is controlled indoors.

This position has an hourly pay range of $35 - $41 per hour.

Final compensation rate for this position depends on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications.

Benefits for this position include paid time off; medical, dental, vision, and critical illness insurance; HSA, HRA, and FSA; life and disability insurance; EAP; 401K; legal and identity theft coverage; pet insurance and more.