Clinical services

Employment related physicals

Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic understands that, in addition to adhering to regulations, it is important for your company to employ and maintain a healthy and safe workforce. We work to establish a relationship with your company to tailor physicals that will meet your needs.

Physicals

• Pre-placement exams
• DOT/CDL exams
• Respiratory clearance exams
• Asbestos exams
• Annual wellness exams
• Fit for duty/return to work exams

Additional services

• Vision screening
• Hearing tests
• Pulmonary function tests
• Respirator fit testing
• Lab tests
• X-rays

Onsite medical services

Designated medical provider program

Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic takes time to understand the focus of your company, including specific job tasks and modified or alternative work options. Companies choosing Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic as their designated medical provider (DMP) receive quick communication after every visit with a Medcenter One medical provider. A copy of the workability report is sent to the company shortly after the visit and is available immediately online, allowing return-to-work efforts to begin.

Work injury management

At Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic, we take a team approach to managing work-related injuries, including collaboration with medical providers, employers, North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance, return-to-work case managers and individual workers. This process allows companies the ability to lower their workplace injury costs in both coverage premiums and lost productivity. By maintaining workers’ health and safety, you keep them on-the-job.

Benefits of choosing Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic as your DMP:

Comprehensive services in one location

• In Bismarck and Dickinson, Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinics offer a complete list of services to treat and manage injuries. This includes walk-in visits, physical therapy, occupational therapy, injury prevention services, X-ray, laboratory services and drug testing.
  
  

Workability testing

• Workers are screened before their appointments for their actual physical capabilities (for example, lifting, safe push and pull maximums) taking the guesswork out of activity restrictions.
  
  

Functional job analysis

• Professionally trained staff visits your jobsite to match an injured worker’s job capabilities with alternative job tasks.
  
  

Case management

• Registered nurses review all injuries by the type of injury and the employee’s workplace. They then coordinate the worker’s care and facilitate the transition from injury status to full-duty status.
  
  

Online reporting

• Injury reports, upcoming appointments and injury trend analysis are accessible in real time online at medcenterone.com/occhealth.
  
  

Staff communication

• Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic provides posters and wallet cards educating employees of our location.

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Respiratory protection program

At Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic, we understand the importance of protecting your workers while on the job. We not only work to maintain their health, but also strive to keep them as productive members of your workforce. Air that is contaminated or lacks oxygen can be harmful to health. Inhaling chemical vapors, fumes or even dust can damage their lungs and other organs leading to serious medical conditions. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations require that workers who wear respirators and are exposed to workplace respiratory hazards must participate in a respiratory protection program. Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic is dedicated to assisting companies in meeting this requirement.

Benefits of using Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic:

• Timely written reports
• Annual company statistics
• On-site services—we will come to your company’s location to perform respiratory exams and provide you with on-the-spot results.

Respiratory clearance

The purpose of respiratory clearance is to determine workers’ physical abilities to safely wear respiratory protection and to assist employers’ compliance with the OSHA respiratory protection standard (29 CFR 1910.134).

Best practice

The following represents the current occupational medicine standard and the highest level of respiratory protection for worker and employer.

• Pre-placement and annual surveillance
• Standardized initial OSHA respiratory clearance questionnaire or annual abbreviated questionnaire
• Baseline or annual physical exam
• Baseline or annual pulmonary function test
• Clearance determination
• A written opinion will be sent to your company indicating unrestricted use of respirators, restricted use or deferred clearance.

Respirator fit testing

Once a worker is deemed physically safe to wear a respirator, proper fit of a respirator is the next step. A fit test is necessary to determine if the respirator provides a proper seal around the face to avoid leaks of contaminated air while in use.

A worker’s fit should be checked annually. Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic staff is trained to perform these tests.

Asbestos surveillance

In addition to requiring respiratory protection, workers exposed to asbestos are required by OSHA to be included in an asbestos surveillance program. This exam is similar to the respiratory clearance exam but is more detailed and requires a special X-ray of the lungs. This surveillance should be done as a pre-placement, annually and at termination.

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Hearing conservation program

All worksites requiring hearing protection must comply with OSHA noise exposure standards. The Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic will help you develop and maintain a program to meet those needs. Licensed audiologists supervise the program.

Annual testing

• At the Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic in Bismarck or Dickinson
• Onsite testing available for groups
• Interpretation and review

Pre-placement testing

• Baseline testing
• Interpretation and review

Computerized testing results

• Individual results and explanation letter available
• Composite summary of all employees available for employer

ANSI/OSHA certified audiometer/sound booth

• Functional and biological calibration daily
• Acoustic calibration annually

Council of Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation

• Certified hearing technicians

Additional hearing services

• Employee noise education seminars
• Noise measurements of existing and new equipment
• Noise protector evaluation and fitting

Benefits of effective hearing loss prevention programs for noisy companies:

• Reductions in accident rates, illnesses and lost time
• Detects hearing loss that may be due to causes other than workplace noise exposure, e.g. hearing loss due to impacted earwax, an ear infection or possibly a more serious problem. Upon identification, employees can be referred for necessary medical attention.
• Employees generally feel better and are less tired and irritable.
• Employees sometimes report they sleep better at night and no longer deal with temporary reductions in hearing ability at the end of the day, or by the tinnitus (ringing in the ears) that often accompanies the development of noise-induced hearing loss.
• Some evidence suggests that long-term noise exposure may contribute to stress-related disease, especially cardiovascular disease. Noise reduction then becomes a way to control and reduce the chances of other health impairments.
• Employees can communicate better and can hear alarms and warning shouts.
• Reduced worker compensation payments and medical expenses, and a reduced likelihood of an OSHA citation for hearing conservation violations
• Improved employee morale
• In some cases, higher production efficiency

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