HOME PROFESSIONALS YOU ARE HERE Work Injury Prevention & Management The North Oakland Medical Clinic Work Strategies Program The North Oakland Medical Clinic Program benefits employers by achieving higher levels of employee functionality and productivity, while reducing the employer's financial outlay for workers' compensation and lost work time. Employers can select from a comprehensive selection of services focusing on improving workplace design, injury prevention and injury management. Employer goals are also achieved through customized program, team approach, and timely and effective communications. The following is a brief overview of the various components of the North Oakland Medical Clinic WorkStrategies Program: Referral for Functional Capacity Evaluations A Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) provides the physician with a comprehensive evaluation measuring strength, endurance, positional tolerance, physical performance level, material and non-material handling skills, psychological status, and kinesiologic status. This objective information provides the physician with resources necessary to make assessments and recommendations regarding patient's capabilities. Injury Prevention Training and Education Programs The North Oakland Medical Clinic strategy places a strong emphasis on injury prevention training and education programs, which play a key role in the reduction of injuries, disabilities, and cost. Our industrial specialist can provide a company specific training program with ergonomic assessments and work risk analyses to identify and correct flaws in workplace design. When injury is caused by incorrect worker habits, NOMC's industrial specialist identify worker postures, positioning, motions, and habits that directly relate to musculoskeletal disorders. These programs educate both management and employees and encourage a team approach to successfully decrease the potential for injury in the workplace. Job Analysis A Job Analysis is a valuable tool for the employer in injury prevention and management, as it provides an in-depth documentation of all aspects of a job and the work environment. A professional determinination of the essential functions, physical demands, environmental conditions, and other factors necessary for the safe and productive performance of a particular job. A comprehensive Job Analysis is the blueprint used to structure and guide numerous employment and business decisions. It serves as a valuable tool in determining hiring standards, back-to-work requirements, reasonable accommodations, ergonomic modifications, training and education programs, and pre-placement screenings. Ergonomics Program Ergonomics is the relationship between people, machines, and the work environment. By maintaining a proactive ergonomic program, injury and the related disability and costs are reduced. Clinicians are skilled in evaluating the work environment and specific jobs for risk factors that could result in potential musculoskeletal dysfunction (MSD). Utilizing training programs that have for success allow the employee medical professional and employers to ensure a solid and proven track records cost-effective ergonomics plan. Compliant Employee Screenings Pre-Placement/Post-Offer and New Hire Screens are utilized by companies representing various industry sectors to successfully minimize injury, disability, and cost. Pre-Placement and Post-Offer Screens match an employee to a job to minimize the risk of injury. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has specific compliance guidelines for these screens. New Hire Screens are not job-specific, yet they identify deficits to proactively address areas that could potentially result in injury. Back-to-Work Programs A Back-To-Work Program provides consistent opportunities for each injured employee to work as soon as they achieve the physical capacities to do so safely and productively. This enables the injured worker to remain a part of the workplace, achieve self-esteem, and avoid lifestyle changes that impede recovery. The employer reduces the number of lost days worked after the injury which can be the most costly aspect of the injury and the highest predictor of the injured employee's likelihood of returning to work. As experienced industrial specialists we can design and implement the full spectrum of Back-To-Work Programs, since as the injured employee progresses he or she may move from one program to another. Occupational Health Services With in the San Francisoc bay area, North Oakland Medical Clinic has a strong occupational health business. Occupational Health Services provides an integrated approach to treating illness and injuries covered under workers' compensation. The objective at North Oakland Medical Clinic is to partner with employers to ensure a healthy and productive workforce and to reduce the employer's expense for workers' compensation and lost work time. Full-service facilities feature on-site X-ray units and procedure suites and other lab and evaluation tools are at the ready for the injured worker. A comprehensive range of services are offered, including: Evaluation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of work-related injuries Physical Examinations for post-offer, back-to-work, Department of Transportation (DOT), and disability examinations Substance Abuse Testing Immunizations: Lyme Disease, flu, hepatitis, rabies, and travel medicine, Yellow Fever Immunization Station