Ascension Via Christi Occupational Medicine on George Washington Blvd

Our team approach focuses on injury prevention and wellness, early detection of work-related injuries, and case management and resolution.

At Ascension Via Christi Occupational Medicine on George Washington Blvd, we focus on your employee's health and well-being by:

• Educating employees about healthy habits to help improve their health and reduce sick leave.
• Customizing health prevention measures to help decrease health insurance claims.

Emergency hotline

An emergency hotline is available for after-hours injuries. The employee is directed to the appropriate Ascension Via Christi location based on the severity of the worksite injury. This system helps provide timely care while ensuring employer preferences for post-accident drug testing.

Our specialties

Ergonomics: fitting jobs to people

• Workstation analysis
• Identification of job-site risk factors
• Evaluation of employee work methods
• Job description analysis and creation
• Development of practices that increase productivity and employee safety
• Expert, on-site training of individuals or teams

Functional capacity evaluations: measuring physical abilities compared to the job description

• Measurement of an injured worker's abilities
• Evaluation of the client's level of effort
• Analysis of perceived functional abilities vs. actual abilities
• Testing of strength, flexibility, endurance and speed

Reliable results to establish:

• Appropriate work restrictions
• Objective data for disability determination
• Maximum voluntary effort
• Work simulations, distraction-based tasks, and standardized and non-standardized tests

Employee health physicals

• Pre-employment/post-offer
• Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Hazmat
• Respiratory fitness
• Executive
• Return-to-duty
• Audiogram
• Vision screening
• Spirometry
• Treadmill

Same-day clinic appointments for ill or injured workers (no appointment needed for initial acute injury treatment on same date of injury)

• Diagnostic appointments
• Treatment appointments
• X-rays
• Lab tests
• Employee-wellness plans
• Pain management
• Physician appointments for workers with excessive absences

Workplace wellness and education

• Risk factor screening for cancer, cardiac conditions, high blood pressure, obesity and other conditions
• Immunizations
• Corporate wellness packages

Rehabilitation

• Hand Clinic
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy

Work Conditioning: return-to-work and other functional activities

• Job-specific conditioning activities monitored and measured by a therapist
• Activities to rebuild stamina and skills

Education

Our team includes nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other specializes in occupational medicine. We routinely present wellness programs. For topics, contact us.

Drug testing

You can rely on Ascension Via Christi to provide confidential, secure and reliable drug testing for your employees. We can address all employee health and workers' compensation needs under one roof. Our program can help reduce your workload and address drug abuse, absenteeism, depressions, diabetes, obesity and other health risk factors.

Ascension Via Christi Back to Action Center

Improve the health of your employees and company

Protect your employees and business and take action against the rising cost of worker’s compensation claims with Ascension Via Christi Back to Action Center. This outstanding and innovative program specializes in workplace injury prevention through post-job offers physical agility tests, return-to-work functional capacity testing, and work therapy for the injured worker, including work hardening and work conditioning.

Assign tasks with confidence

An objective physical evaluation can help ensure that applicants and employees are capable of performing a specific job. Ascension Via Christi Back to Action Center is the only facility in Kansas to offer the ERGOS Sapphire System, a unique functional evaluation tool used by the U.S. military and major companies worldwide.

• Measures range of motion, strength, body mechanics and lifting capacity
• Provides objective data for use in determining employees’ job suitability and safe physical demand level
• Pre-employment and post-offer screenings ensure job requirements can be performed safely
• Optimize your worksite for safety and efficiency

Want to make sure you facility is as employee-friendly as possible? After a worksite assessment by one of our licensed therapists, you’ll receive a detailed report to help you maximize office safety and productivity including:

• Ergonomic assessments of one or more work sites
• Recommended modifications may include such options as adaptive equipment, employee fitness and flexibility or re-arrangement of desk accessories
• Rehab care tailored to each employee

Should the need arise, we can provide expert rehabilitation care to injured employees. We offer work-hardening and work-conditioning programs that simulate real-life work activity. Our licensed physical and occupational therapists emphasize strength, flexibility and endurance to ensure that your employee is fit to return to the demands of their job. In addition to the ERGOS Sapphire System, work-specific rehab includes:

• Truck simulator
• Carpenter’s work bench
• Sand pit for shoveling
• Wheelbarrows
• Ladders
• Construction site
• Weight training equipment and more

Our team of licensed physical therapists will work with you to help meet your company’s unique needs for training, consulting and direct care.

Analytical support

Via Christi Back to Action Center can also provide additional analytical support using JTECH Medical job-site assessment software.

• Develops accurate job descriptions at your facility
• Measures force needed for physical tasks

Education and training programs

When it comes to injury prevention, a little knowledge goes a long way. Starting with an on-site environmental assessment, we can design an interactive program that trains your employees in proper body posture, lifting techniques and additional work-safety information.

The right occupational health partner can help your employees stay healthy and productive while reducing your own costs of worker’s compensation claims.