OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
keeping your employees healthy
OMC's Occupational Health Department offers area businesses and industries an avenue of preventive care for employees. The services we offer are designed to help employers ensure high standards of health and safety for employees in the work place.
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Preventive occupational health measures can be every bit as beneficial to your business as maintenance of your other assets.
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For more information on our occupational health programs, call us at 715-294-4538.
Gretchen Gerlich, FNP
Occupational Health
OMC's Occupational Health Department helps foster safe work environments by:
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Analyzing job tasks and identifying the potential hazards in those tasks
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Managing those hazards to avoid risks
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Educating employees as to potential risks and how to avoid them
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Monitoring overall employee health
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Overseeing rehabilitation of injured
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Returning employees back to the work community, even if in a limited capacity
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Maintaining an awareness of safe and healthy work practices
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
Medical Examinations
Pre-employment, post-injury exams consist of a health history review, vital signs, vision screening, and general physical exam. Employers receive an examination report by mail or fax within 24 hours of the exam.
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Pre-placement, to determine appropriate job fit for future employees
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DOT physicals with certified medical examiners
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Follow up
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Acute injury evaluation & management
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Return-to-work evaluations
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Post-offer employment testing
Drug & Alcohol Testing
We offer a full-service drug and alcohol program that is compliant with DOT regulations, along with non-DOT testing programs for employers.
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Pre-employment
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DOT-certified
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Post-accident
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Reasonable suspicion/cause
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Random
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Return to duty/follow up
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Rapid on-site testing (negative results in 3 minutes)
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Hair drug testing
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Alcohol testing
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Saliva
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Blood
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Breathalyzer (DOT-certified)
Onsite Flu Shot Clinics
For any business, employee illness can cause a big disruption in the workplace. Help reduce this year’s flu impact, schedule a Flu Shot Clinic at your business.
We’ll handle all the planning and delivery for your workplace flu shot clinic to include:
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Nursing staff
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Vaccine supplies
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Consent and VIS forms
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Marketing & educational material for employees;
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Managing multiple locations
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Securing vaccines for scheduled clinics
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Providing a final report with number of participants
Contact Occupational Health today at 715-294-4538 to schedule your flu shot clinic.
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24-hour injury treatment
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Return to work rehabilitation
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Physical and occupational therapy
Work Related Injury Care
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Audiograms, both baseline & annual
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Respirator use evaluation
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Respirator fit testing
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Pulmonary function test (spirometry)
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Laboratory testing
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Tuberculosis skin testing
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Glucose screening
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Cholesterol screening
Medical Screenings
Health and Wellness Programs
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Exercise programs
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Wild River Fitness Center
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Massage Therapy
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Nutrition
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Health fairs
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Education programs
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CPR/AED/First-Aid
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Blood pathogen
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Tobacco Cessation Program
Immunization Services
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Onsite flu shots
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Hepatitis A & B
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Tetanus
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MMR
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Varicella
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Titer (MMR, Varicella, Hepatitis A & B)