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The Center for
Occupational Health and Wellness

No matter what business you’re in, if you have employees, you’re in the healthcare business.

Injury Rehabilitation, Recovery and Wellness
Occ Health and Wellness
At The Center for Occupational Health and Wellness at Faith Regional Health Services, you will be working with the area’s experts in occupational medicine and wellness. You will have access to the area’s most comprehensive range of business health services – from prevention to treatment to follow-up.

Occupational medicine and wellness is all we do, and The Center for Occupational Health and Wellness is the area’s only clinic devoted exclusively to these services. This means you have a single, expert source of information about your employee’s condition and ability to return to work, as well as providing a wellness program for your employees to keep them healthy. The Center is backed by Faith Regional Health Services, Northeast Nebraska’s healthcare leader.

We understand that efficiency, follow-up and communication about your employees’ conditions are especially important to you.

The Center for Occupational Health and Wellness offers your business:

  • Decreased worker’s compensation and employee health costs.
  • Improved communication concerning the status of your injured employees.
  • Convenience of “one call does it all” service for your employee healthcare needs
  • Emergency Room for coverage after hours and on weekends
  • Timely treatment of your employees
  • Continuity and quality of care
  • Comprehensive wellness programs.

Services We Offer

Prevention Services

  • Pre-placement and annual physical exams
  • Worksite ergonomic evaluations
  • Job demand analysis
  • Hearing conservation
  • OSHA compliance consultation
  • Respirator certification

Early Detection and Intervention

  • Chemical exposure and toxicology evaluation
  • Bloodborne pathogen monitoring
  • Pre-placement post-offer screen
  • Evaluation of occupational skin disorders
  • Red flag identifier program

Work Injury Management

  • Timely treatment of acute injury at a clinic devoted exclusively to occupational medicine
  • Injury tracking with medical monitoring
  • Functional capacity evaluations
  • Return-to-work program
  • Work conditioning/hardening program
  • Impairment evaluation and independent medical exams

Drug-free Workplace Services

  • Drug testing
  • Medical review officer services
  • Assistance with developing drug and alcohol policy
  • U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing and physical exams

Additional Services

  • Area-exclusive PrimusRS Job simulation equipment for treatment and testing
  • Comprehensive and customized work-site wellness programs

Healthy Directions

Learn how we can customize a wellness program for your business!

Choose from a variety of wellness services and work with us to learn more about how we can tailor a package that fits your business--combining the services that you need that also align with your goals and budget!

Our Location

301 N. 27th St.
Suite 2
Norfolk, NE 68701

Contact For More Information
Mark Zimmerer
Director of Occupational Health and Wellness
(402) 844-8300
mzimmerer@frhs.org

Resources

 

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Our Team

Kelly Ellis, D.O.Kelly Ellis, D.O.
Occupational Health Medical Director

Dr. Ellis completed her undergraduate work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and received her medical degree from the Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center. She completed an Internal Medicine Internship at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA. While serving in the United States Navy, Dr. Ellis was the Occupational Medical Director at Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow, CA. She is board certified in Family Medicine and has experience in treating acute injuries, and occupational exposure and dermatology cases.

 

Erin Baumert, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Russ Baumert, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Russ Baumert, PT, DPT

Erin and Russ both received their Doctorates in Physical Therapy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. They have been trained and certified in Comprehensive Industrial Rehab Training including Pre-Placement Post-Offer Training through OccuPro Systems and Solutions. They are experienced in on-site services and occupational demand evaluations and have over 10 years combined experience in performing Functional Capacity Evaluations. They specialize in developing individual treatment plans for the injured worker at Faith Regional’s Outpatient Therapy Clinic.

 

Steve SovereignSteve Sovereign
Occupational Health Specialist
Steve has over 20 years experience with area businesses relating to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), insurance and safety. He is Board Certified in Hearing Conservation and as an OSHA 501 Trainer. He is also 3M trained in Respirator fit testing.

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