Job Title: Injury Prevention Specialist
Location: Newark DE 19702
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: 7.00 AM 3.30 PM
Job Description:
- 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 worker s compensation program for injured employees including providing the first report of injury and coordinating return to work.
- Maintain functional capacity worksheets and evaluate employee s 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 employee
- 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:
- Bachelor s 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
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