Industrial Injury Prevention Specialist - Rapid Response - Bay Area Region

Job Summary  

This position provides industrial injury prevention program services focused on total worker health.  

Services provided within OSHA first aid guidelines across a region at designated service centers. 

Region Covered: Bay Area.

This position is 32 hours per week. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Provide seamless coverage for employees on Leave of Absence (LOA) and extended Paid Time Off (PTO), ensuring continuity of operations.  

• Support client-facing events by ensuring alignment with organizational goals.  

• Collaborate cross-functionally to assist with projects and strategic initiatives, contributing to planning, execution, and follow-up activities to drive successful outcomes.  

• 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 analyses in order to provide recommendations on vehicle set up, work posture, tool use, and 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 a.k.a. Work Hardening. 

• 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, workflow, processes, and employees in order to make recommendations for preventing musculoskeletal injuries from occurring. 

• Leverage technology available to support total worker health. 

• Work in partnership with other WorkCare service lines (Incident Intervention, Onsite Clinics, etc.). 

• May be asked to take on additional time to support emergency response to natural disasters in your region. 

• Able to support multiple clients and projects as needed. 

• Perform additional duties and assume additional responsibilities as identified by manager for the efficient operation of WorkCare. 

Education and Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Science, Physical Education, or related field required.