Industrial Injury Prevention Specialist
Industrial Injury Prevention Specialists (IIPS) are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide a proactive approach to the prevention and management of workplace injuries and illnesses.
Services provided by an IIPS include prevention, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
Must be a BOC certified athletic trainer in good standing.
Non-local candidates are encouraged to apply! WorkCare will provide up to $1,500 in relocation assistance to help cover physical moving costs.
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
- 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 analysis in order to provide recommendations on 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
- 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, work-flow, processes and employees in order to make recommendations for preventing musculoskeletal injuries from occurring
- Performs additional duties and assumes additional responsibilities as identified by supervisor for the efficient operation of WorkCare.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Physical Education or related field required.
- Must hold CPR certification.
- Educated, trained, and evaluated in five major practice domains: 1) Injury and illness prevention and wellness promotion; 2) Examination, assessment, and diagnosis; 3) Immediate and emergency care; 4) Therapeutic intervention; and 5) Health care administration
- BOC certified Athletic Trainer required.
- Three years of related experience preferred.
- 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.
- Ability to walk long distances – 1-2 miles per shift.
- Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
Additional Details
The work schedule is Monday-Friday 6:00am-2:30pm CST.
The salary for this position depends on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications. The minimum is $32.00 per hour.
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; continuing education, 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.