Ergonomics Specialist/OT or PT- .5 Part Time

Provides injury prevention, work site safety and ergonomic services within the organization and to outside contracts on referral from the departments of Occupational Health and Employee Health. Primary purpose is to increase worker safety, productivity and comfort by decreasing injury risks and environmental hazards. Secondarily assists in employee health and wellness, and facilitates recovery and rejuvenation. Performs ergonomic assessments, work site evaluations and job task analysis. Responds to email requests and performs brief ergo encounters. Develops educational materials for NorthBay Health and wellness. Assists in training programs used by the hospital for safety in the workplace including lift training, new employee orientation and return to work ergo assessment. Organizes metrics for management to assess ergonomic business performance. Facilitates a self-reliant ergonomics program that optimizes internal systems to reduce direct labor needs, with outcome benefits tied to reduced loss work days; and enhanced worker productivity, recovery and rejuvenation; and facilitated return to work efforts.

1.   Education:  Master’s Degree or Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy. 

2.  Licensure/Certifications: CA Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy license

3.  Experience: Two year’s full-time work in Ergonomics preferred. Experience teaching injury prevention in work settings preferred. 

4.  Skills:  Teaching skills. biomechanical analysis, job task analysis, anthropometry, health care and industrial evaluations and design, hand tool and equipment modifications. Knowledge of and ability to apply current safety, design and ergonomics regulatory requirements to work environments (i.e., OSHA/Cal-OSHA, Worker’s Compensation and ADA – all titles). Ability to drive a motor vehicle (car/van).  Experience with exercises to prevent injuries, and movement training in the workplace. 

5.  Interpersonal Skills:  Demonstrates the NorthBay Way.  The NorthBay Way is a set of value-based behaviors that are to be consistently demonstrated and role modeled by all employees that work at NorthBay Healthcare.  The NorthBay Way principles consist of Caring, Communication, Collaboration, and Competence.  Excellent interpersonal skills for interviewing and evaluating employees, teaching classes and relaying recommendations and coordinating team projects.

Compensation : Based on Years of Experience $53.82- $68.03

About Us

At NorthBay Health we are committed to providing you with competitive wages and quality benefits for you and your family:

• Wages reviewed annually and adjusted to remain competitive
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for full and part-time employees and their families. Part-time is 20-39 hours per week
• Tax-deferred 403b with a percentage matched by NorthBay Health
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tax deferred dependent care plan
• Life Insurance
• Employee Recognition Program
• Vacation & Sick Time benefits
• Disability Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Generous shift differentials for eligible staff 

NorthBay Health provides sophisticated healthcare services not only in our two hospitals — NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield and NorthBay VacaValley Hospital in Vacaville California — but in our primary care, specialty care practices and urgent care centers. From oncology to open heart surgery, and from birth through the end of life, NorthBay Healthcare has teams of medical experts ready to assist in your care.

It is our goal to exude warmth and caring as we meet and greet patients, family and visitors in our hospitals and medical offices. Our dedication to our patients continues throughout their healthcare journey.

NorthBay Health was born in Solano County and we remain committed to delivering advanced medicine here to the community we serve. That’s why we continue to invest in modernizing and expanding our facilities, purchasing cutting-edge equipment and pushing the limits of technology alongside other healthcare pioneers, such as the 

. Our competence, capabilities and practice of collaborating with some of the nation’s most advanced clinical institutions enable us to manage extremely complex cases right here.

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