Prevention Specialist

Tundra Technical Solutions; Village of Liverpool (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking an Injury Prevention Specialist with Athletic Training credentials to join the on-site Environmental Health & Safety team in a warehouse environment. You will perform injury prevention, first aid, and ergonomic assessments while reporting to the Site Safety Manager.

The role requires coordinating daily stretching, coaching safe practices, reviewing injury trends, and providing documentation for safety leadership.

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Athletic Trainer, by either the National Athletic Trainers' Association or equivalent State Certification.
• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Must have a valid CPR certificate (BLS for Healthcare Provider or Professional Rescuer).
• Associate will be required to maintain all medical credentials.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide triage, first aid and/or referral to outside medical provider when indicated.
• Maintain records of first aid care provided to associates.
• Minimize the risk of injury through awareness, education and intervention.
• Lead daily stretching routines at start-up meetings.
• Educate associates on proper techniques to prevent soft tissue injuries.
• Evaluate injury trends and develop action items to address trends.
• Provide daily activity logs to safety and leadership teams.
• Analyze onsite incidents monthly and recommend risk-reduction actions.
• Suggest accommodations for employees with medical restrictions.
• Understand department tasks and body mechanics for safe performance.
• Contribute to improvements of standard work processes.
• Interact with associates and managers to coach safe work habits.
• Attend and speak at daily start-up meetings.

Skills

Certified Athletic Trainer

Bachelor's degree

CPR/BLS

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The client is looking for health and safety professionals with a background in Athletic Training (ATC) to help the 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 onsite in a warehouse setting 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 injury prevention activities. The IPS will provide conservative care to injury, but also observe team members 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.

Work Shift: Night Shift - 4 PM - 1 AM - Monday - Friday

Training Shift: 8 AM - 4:30 PM - Monday - Friday

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Bachelor's Degree
• 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.
• Experience leading / managing a team.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to the client.