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This position provides Industrial Injury Prevention program services focused on total worker health. Services are provided within OSHA first aid guidelines across a region at designated service centers.
Region covered: Redwood City, Woodside, Half Moon Bay, South San Francisco, and San Mateo, CA.
20%-25% travel within the region is required. There may be occasional overnight travel.
Must be comfortable working outdoors.
The work hours are Monday - Friday 6:00am-2:00pm PST +/- 1 hour due to location specifics.
The work hours are Monday - Friday 6:00am-2:00pm PST +/- 1 hour due to location specifics.
The salary for this position is $33.00-$37.00 per hour. Actual compensation offered to the final candidate within this range depends on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications.
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.
- Coordinate care with WorkCare’s Incident Intervention Injury Management Program and utilize Physician escalation services as needed.
- Provide episodic care for minor medical issues, medical consultation, and recommendations according to treatment care guidelines set forth and in collaboration with the WorkCare Consulting Medical Director (CMD) and policy/procedures.
- Assist in finding 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.
- Assist 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.
- May be asked to take on additional time to support emergency response to natural disasters in your region.
- 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.
- Must hold CPR/First Aid certification.
- Valid CA Driver’s License and transportation method required.
- Ability to travel 20-25% of the time.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Master’s Degree in relevant field.
- Ergonomic certification.
- BOC Certified AT, in good standing is strongly preferred.
- At least 3 years’ relevant experience.
- Bilingual in Spanish.
- Experience in orthopedics, wellness, industrial/occupational health, or ergonomic experience a plus.
Skills and Competencies:
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability of maintaining privacy and confidentiality.
- Critical thinking skills a must.
- Ability 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.
- Ability to create and edit written materials.
- Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.
- Have the skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
- Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Computer Skills:
- Must be competent in the Windows operating system environment, Adobe Professional, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and learn other software as needed.
Physical Demands:
- Requires sitting for long periods of time, working at a desk.
- Some bending and stretching could be required.
- Working under stress and use of computer/phone required.
- Manual dexterity required for use of computer keyboard.
- Occasionally may be required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel and/or crouch.
- May occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
Work Environment:
- Frequent outdoor work environment conditions.
- The noise level is usually moderate.
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.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable laws. WorkCare is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment.
