Injury Prevention Specialist

Vets2industry; Griffin (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Early Intervention Specialist to enhance employee health and wellness through scientific assessment and individualized plans. This role involves observing work performance to mitigate risks, educating employees on postural health, and conducting medical surveillance testing. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background in health sciences or relevant experience in military healthcare settings. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to optimizing employee health and creating a safer workplace environment.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelors’ degree required; experience in Military healthcare preferred.
• Strong understanding of body mechanics and first aid protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assess employee health and create improvement plans based on scientific knowledge.
• Document treatments and integrate feedback for continuous improvement.

Skills

Scientific knowledge

Body mechanics assessment

First aid knowledge

Coaching and education

Data reporting

Education

Associates degree as a PTA

Bachelors’ degree in Ex Science/Kinesiology/Allied Health

2 years experience in Military healthcare

Job description

Early Intervention Specialist (EIS I) are responsible for interfacing with office and industrial clients to assess employee health status and create an individualized plan for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Apply their scientific knowledge and education to the industrial environment.
• Through observation of employee work performance, assess body mechanics, determine risk and create a plan for mitigation.
• Perform and document all employee treatments within the workplace efficiently and completely with a strong ability to integrate feedback for continuous improvement. Understand OSHA recordkeeping rules as they pertain to first aid (29 CFR 1904.7).
• Proactively address postural discomfort through education and job-specific coaching with the goal of eliminating postural contributions to the injury.
• Assist with medical surveillance testing and clinic operations.
• Assist to identify, develop, and provide employee health education and training on wellness and disease prevention topics to optimize health of population.
• Work within the jurisdictional guidelines for clinical care.
• Take outcome data and convert to client specific reports.
• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Qualifications

Minimum Education Required

• Associates degree as a PTA with licensure; or Bachelors’ degree in Ex Science/Kinesiology/Allied Health; or 2 years experience in a Military healthcare setting.