Injury Prevention Specialist - Dedicated Rapid Response

WorkCare•San Jose, CA

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Injury Prevention Specialist (IPS), Dedicated Rapid Response provides injury prevention services to onsite clients at their work locations to support urgent staffing needs, planned and unplanned coverage, interim vacancies, and other assigned coverage needs in accordance with the applicable Statement of Work (SOW). The IPS delivers services within applicable clinical scope, state licensure guidelines, and client-specific requirements, and supports injury prevention, health, and wellness programs, including quality assurance and quality control processes. The role supports multiple clients, locations, and projects, and may involve short-term, recurring, or extended deployments. It is primarily based in Oakland, Fremont, San Jose, San Carlos, or surrounding areas in California. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with approximately one hour of variation based on seasonality and location. Travel of up to 40% is required, sometimes with short notice and occasionally overnight. Fill-in work outside the primary area may require overnight and extended travel. The IPS works with employees and client teams to identify and reduce injury risks, provide triage and first aid, conduct ergonomic assessments, deliver coaching and education, and support injury case management. The role collaborates with WorkCare’s Prevention Services, Injury Care, Wellness, and Onsite Clinics teams, and may support emergency response, business continuity, consulting, and other assigned operational needs. The position has an hourly pay range of $39–$52. Final compensation depends on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications. Benefits include pro-rated paid time off; medical, dental, vision, and critical illness insurance; HSA, HRA, and FSA; life and disability insurance; EAP; 401(k); legal and identity theft coverage; pet insurance; and more.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited healthcare education program.
Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or a related field.
Minimum of 3 years of professional experience.
Current CPR/First Aid certification.
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
Ability to travel up to 40%, occasionally overnight, and travel with short notice.
Ability to adapt to a variety of clinic settings.
Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
Ability to work independently and make decisions in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Initiative in addressing day-to-day issues and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Professional approach in demanding, multitasking, or project-support situations.
Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, time-management, and follow-through skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to create and edit written materials and communicate effectively with varied audiences.
Ability to organize resources and establish priorities.
Cooperative behavior with colleagues, supervisors, and clients.
Ability to meet and exceed daily and weekly individual performance goals, and to assist other team members as needed.
Regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.
Proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and ability to learn other software as needed.
Ability to walk long distances, including more than 2 miles per shift while onsite; lift or move up to 50 pounds; sit for extended periods; work at a desk and operate a vehicle; bend, stretch, and frequently get in and out of a vehicle; stand, stoop, kneel, or crouch; and use a keyboard and mouse.
Ability to work under stressful and sometimes unpredictable conditions, operate a motor vehicle, and travel long distances for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Medical professional license or certification.
Graduate of an accredited CAATE athletic training education program.
Master’s degree in Athletic Training or a related field.
At least 5 years of professional experience, including at least 2 years of occupational health experience.
Ergonomics experience and certification.
Experience in wellness, program start-up, and quality assurance.
Experience with extended travel.

Responsibilities

Provide rapid-response onsite support for client staffing gaps, urgent requests, planned or unplanned coverage, leave, PTO, vacancies, and interim staffing needs.
Deliver injury prevention, ergonomics, wellness, and related services within applicable clinical scope, licensure guidelines, and client SOW requirements.
Support multiple clients, locations, and projects through short-term, recurring, or extended deployments.
Provide triage, first aid, education, and escalation of care as appropriate and within scope.
Communicate with parties involved in injury case management, including supporting reporting, medical care coordination, modified-work discussions, and accident investigations as appropriate.
Engage employees at their work locations to identify injury risks, promote safe work practices, and reduce musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses.
Conduct ergonomic analyses and recommend improvements related to posture, tools, vehicle setup, workstations, and job-specific risk factors.
Coach and educate employees on body mechanics, posture, physical resilience, and total worker health.
Assist employees with sustained lifestyle improvements involving nutrition, physical fitness, and stress management.
Address employee total-health risks to reduce job-related injuries and illnesses.
Develop job-specific agility, conditioning, and work-hardening routines to reduce injury risk and improve readiness for job demands.
Maintain timely and accurate documentation of triage, first aid, ergonomic assessments, employee education, and other services.
Learn assigned client operations, workflows, job demands, and site processes to make practical injury-prevention recommendations.
Use available technology to support total worker health and service delivery.
Support client-facing events, initiatives, and special projects aligned with client and WorkCare program goals.
Collaborate with Prevention Services, program operations, Injury Care, Wellness, Onsite Clinics, and other WorkCare service lines to coordinate service delivery.
Assist with regional emergency response or business continuity support when requested and appropriate, including response to natural disasters or other urgent needs.
Provide fill-in onsite injury prevention, ergonomics, and wellness services outside the primary work area when possible and within applicable scope and licensure guidelines; this may require overnight and extended travel.
May collaborate in Prevention Services department operations.
Collaborate with Prevention Services on quality assurance audits and standard reporting to support compliance with company policies and procedures.
Develop and perform consulting service delivery as assigned.
Perform additional duties and assume responsibilities assigned by the manager to support efficient WorkCare operations.