Injury Prevention Specialist
Injury Prevention Specialist
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Position: Injury Prevention Specialist
Location: Newark DE 19702
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description:
Client Healthineers is seeking a Fulltime Injury Prevention Specialist to support our growing team in Newark DE. You will be responsible for providing injury prevention solutions to our employees in an industrial setting. Your background in healthcare sports medicine or athletic training will be key to providing these solutions.
We are looking for motivated professional and outgoing selfstarters with a passion to serve others. This role requires the ability to work with a team and autonomously deliver value to our employees. The primary function of this position will be to interact with employees and coach them on ways to perform their tasks in a manner which supports their overall safety and health. You will have regular interactions with management operations supervisors safety teams and occupational safety professionals.
Responsibilities:
Provide coaching on healthrelated issues to help participants decrease likelihood of injury optimize movement and achieve personal wellness goals. Coaching may include soft tissue management for physical issues nutrition recommendations fitness and early intervention options and development and rollout of stretching / warmup programs.
Provide reactive and preventative medical care for employees including:
Triage onsite incidents where employees report a potential injury and provide First Aid treatment as necessary.
Provide preventative care where employees identify discomfort including range of motion assessment and physical manipulation (beneath OSHA medical treatment)
Raise awareness for ergonomics / health / fitness programs with general population including:
Attending startup meetings and staff meetings for discussions
Developing and delivering health promotions and training content
Manage the workers compensation program for injured employees including providing the first report of injury and coordinating return to work.
Maintain functional capacity worksheets and evaluate employees ability to meet physical job demands (general and return to work)
Participate in incident investigations and ergonomic assessments using site tools.
Prepare reports and data analysis to show impact of Health Management programs.
Function as a member of the site EHS team and support various activities and programs including:
Leading site ergonomics team (office and industrial ergonomic)
Evaluating Good Observations and Near Misses raised by employees
Coordinating with vendors coming on site to perform medical surveillance
Coordinating emergency response team for medical responses
Supporting emergency drills and inspection of emergency equipment.
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in health wellness or exercise related field (e.g. Exercise Science Athletic Training Kinesiotherapy Nutrition Health Promotions or Allied Health equivalent) is preferred.
Proper certification/licensure at time of employment (e.g. certified Athletic Trainer Kinesiologist Exercise Physiologist Physical Therapy Assistant Occupational Therapy Assistant or similar)
Minimum of 3 years of applied work experience in industrial or clinical settings preferred.
Ability to stand / walk for extended periods while interacting with employees. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Client service experience preferred.
Employment Type
Full Time
