Industrial Injury Prevention Specialist - Boise, ID

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 temporarily 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.
• Absorb 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.

  Qualifications

  • 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.
    • 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.

  • Computer Skills:

    • Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and have the ability to learn new software as needed.

  • Physical Demands:

    • Requires sitting for long periods of time, working at a desk.
    • Requires bending and stretching.
    • Working under stress and use of computer/phone required.
    • Manual dexterity required for use of computer keyboard.
    • Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel and/or crouch.
    • May occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

  • Work Environment:

    • 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.

    Pay and Benefits

    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.