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Occupational Medicine
Faith Regional Occupational Medicine provides quality, timely and affordable service to employers and employees of Northeast Nebraska.

Audiometric Screens

This is the screening of new employees and all employees exposed to work place noise annually. Testing conducted on site or at Faith Regional Health Services East Campus by a Board Certified Hearing Conservationist.

Respiratory

  • Medical Evaluation
  • Respirator Fit Testing - Fit respirators to employees; administer Medical Evaluation Forms and provide Medical approval for respirator use.
  • Pulmonary Function Testing - Assess the ability of the lungs when wearing a respirator; provide testing for employees who, due to their work or information from the Medical Evaluation forms, are required to have their pulmonary function tested.

OSHA/Safety Compliance
Assist staff to understand and meet OSHA standards; training at the workplace: your operation and requirements.
Confined Space Training
Blood Borne Pathogen Training
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lock Out/Tag Out)

Fire Extinguisher/Fire Safety Training
Train employees on how and when to use a Fire Extinguisher or when to escape.

Ergonomic Survey/Training
Train employees on proper workplace practices; identify potential problem areas and offer suggestions on how to stop potential employee injury; on-site evaluation of the workplace; employee exercise programs and Physical Therapy services available.

  • Post offer
  • Post injury
  • Functional Capacity Evaluation - Assess the physical ability of employees to do the task that is assigned to them. Screen the post-offer employee to starting work or the injured employee to determine ability to return to work.

Visit www.osha.gov for more information regarding government standards for workplace safety.


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Additional Services
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Sports Medicine
Speech/Language Pathology

Meet Our Occupational Medicine Coordinator

Steve Sovereign, Occupational Health Specialist

Steve has worked at Faith Regional for 17 years. Steve provides occupational health services to 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. Prior to joining Faith Regional, Steve worked as a Fire Fighter in Norfolk for 17 years.

   

 

Last Updated: 7/24/2006

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