Injury Prevention Specialist

Tundra Technical Solutions; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking Health and Safety professionals with athletic training background to support injury prevention and first aid in an Amazon Fulfillment Center. You will join the onsite Environmental Health & Safety Team and report to the Site Safety Manager.

Daily duties include triage and first aid, record keeping, safety coaching, ergonomic assessments, and contributing to injury trend analyses. Must maintain medical credentials and hold ATC certification; CPR/BLS certification required;

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
• Valid CPR / BLS certification (American Heart Association Basic Life Support or American Red Cross Professional Rescuer)
• Associate will be required to maintain all medical credentials
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Provide triage and first aid, and referral to outside medical providers as needed
• Maintain records of first aid care provided to associates
• Minimize risk of injury through awareness, education and intervention
• Lead daily start-up stretching sessions with floor-time coaching
• Educate associates on proper technique to prevent soft tissue injuries
• Evaluate injury trends and develop action items to reduce risk and severity
• Provide daily activity logs and monthly incident analyses with recommendations
• Recommend accommodation changes for workers with medical restrictions
• Understand department and job functions to improve body mechanics in tasks
• Interact with associates and managers to coach on safe work habits

Skills

Certified Athletic Trainer

CPR / BLS certification

Microsoft Office

Education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Amazon is looking for health and safety professionals with a background in Athletic Training (ATC) to help support Amazon’s injury prevention program. In this position, you will be a part of the onsite Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Team and will perform both injury prevention and injury management (first aid) activities. This position will work in an Amazon Fulfillment Center and report directly to the Site Safety Manager.

The Injury Prevention Specialist will be expected to proactively analyze tasks for potential ergonomic and safety issues, perform biomechanical and ergonomic assessments, provide first aid care to injured employees, and execute other Amazon injury prevention activities. The IPS will provide conservative care to injury Associates, but also observe Associates performing their job task and educate them on ways to perform their tasks effectively with less stress to the irritated body part. Onsite IPSs will proactively observe ergonomic practices and educate associates to improve technique prior to the onset of soreness or injury.

• Provide triage, first aid and/ or referral to outside medical provider, if indicated.
• Maintain records of first aid care provided to associates.
• Minimize the risk of injury of employees through awareness, education and intervention.
• Attend and participate at “start-up” meetings to lead daily stretching routines.
• Understand and learn each department and communicate the proper techniques on how to prevent soft tissue injuries.
• Evaluate trends in soft tissue injuries and develop action items to address injury trends.
• Provide daily activity logs to the safety team and senior leadership team. Provide analysis of all onsite incidents on a monthly basis including recommendations on how to reduce the risk and severity of injuries within the warehouse.
• Provide accommodation recommendations related to job placement for all employees on restrictions given by a medical provider.
• Understand and learn each department and job function within the warehouse to fully understand the body mechanics involved in every task. Be actively involved with improvements to the standard work process.
• Frequent “floor time” to interact with both associates and managers, providing coaching on observed at-risk work habits. Attend and speak at daily “start-up” meetings.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Must be a Certified Athletic Trainer, by either the National Athletic Trainers’ Association or equivalent State Certification
• Must have a valid card evidencing successful completion of a CPR course at the Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider level (American Heart Association) or Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross)
• Associate will be required to maintain all medical credentials
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience in an occupational setting.
• Certified to Teach First Aid, CPR, AED training.
• Experience with an industrial wellness program.
• Experience working with Worker’s Compensation.