Description:
Maintains and strengthens the On-site Injury Prevention, Ergonomics, and Safety Programs. Evaluates job physical conditions, coaches, and treats employees. Provides on-site prevention services to facilitate a safe and effective stay at work and return to work following an injury or illness.
Essential Functions
- Assist employees with chronic minor injuries and related disabilities to maintain performance.
- Direct employees to appropriate wellness programs for injury and illness prevention
- Evaluates and prescribes job conditioning for flexibility, aerobic condition, and strength.
- Partners with Safety, Health Services and Human Resources for Injury Case Management.
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
- Performs functional task analysis identifying the critical and essential physical requirements of jobs.
- Provide prevention consultation to facilitate a safe and effective stay at work and return to work (or other activities) following an employee injury or illness
- Provide proactive, early intervention and and occupational therapy solutions for at risk individuals prior to injury.
- Provides education, targeted instruction, and practical strategies to increase the employee's knowledge and problem-solving using injury/illness prevention and rehabilitation principles.
- Serves as a consultative ergonomics expertise resource to internal business partners.
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.