Additional Occupational Medicine Services
WellNow offers a wide range of occupational medicine services to help keep your employees and your workplace healthy and safe — improving productivity and promoting your organization’s success.
Helping your employees stay well.
When injuries occur on the job, you can rely on WellNow to provide the care your employees need to get better and the paperwork your organization needs to stay informed. We treat non-life-threatening injuries such as simple fractures, cuts and bruises, sprains and strains, injuries from falling or lifting, abrasions, and foreign bodies in the eye(s).
Employment Screenings
Ensure your employees are ready and able to perform their duties. The WellNow team is prepared to test the abilities of your workers and determine if they are prepared for work.
Audiometric screenings (audiograms)
To ensure that your workplace’s hearing conservation program is working effectively, baseline and periodic testing are necessary for workers in workspaces with over 85 dba. This is tested by an audiogram, which records hearing loss.
Vision screenings
To screen employees for a variety of job functions, we offer the most comprehensive vision testing available, using a Titmus Vision Screener. This tests visual acuity, binocular vision, depth/color perception, muscle balance (horizontal/vertical) and peripheral vision.
Blood work
Blood draws are performed on-site at WellNow Urgent Care locations by our trained employees and sent out to our lab for testing. Results are typically returned to our facility within two days and are promptly reviewed by our clinical staff.
Chest x-rays
Employees can receive on-site chest X-rays at all our locations. Chest radiography is used to monitor the health of workers who are at risk of developing lung diseases, such as pneumoconiosis, and other occupational respiratory disorders that occur from inhaling particles such as asbestos or silica in the workplace.
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Performing an EKG as a part of your occupational health program can provide early detection of life-threatening heart issues, detect previous cardiac damage that may have not been reported by the patient and ensure that your employee is fit to complete the demands of their job.
Drug and Alcohol Testing
All of our occupational health clinics are fully equipped to safely and discretely conduct various substance-abuse tests. Our certified clinical staff members focus on accuracy, security, and confidentiality. We work with SAMHSA Labs and have certified MRO’s (medical review officers).
Testing options include pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and random screening.
Ancillary Screenings to OSHA Exams
We are here to help your organization stay compliant with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Our providers will examine your employees to ensure they and their equipment are up to completing their work safely.
Pulmonary function testing (PFT)
Pulmonary function testing may be required by OSHA for employees who are exposed to airborne contaminants or whose work is physically demanding. A Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) is one method of determining if an employee has the necessary lung capacity to wear a respirator safely and effectively. Our clinics are equipped with spirometers to measure pulmonary capacity.
Respiratory fit testing — qualitative
Respirator Fit Testing is required for the proper use of all tight-fitting face pieces used in the workplace. WellNow offers qualitative fit testing in all our locations using procedures that follow OSHA Fit Test Protocol 1910.134(f).
Respirator fit testing — quantitative
OSHA-compliant quantitative fit testing is currently offered at select locations. This protocol includes properly adjusting and fitting the respirator and sampling and measurement of air particles in face piece using a PortaCount machine.
Illness Testing
Keeping your workplace safe is more than injury care and prevention. Our team is prepared to examine and test your employees to ensure they are well and able to perform their duties.
Tuberculosis screening (PPD)
The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is a standard method of determining whether a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a purified protein derivative (PPD). Healthcare workers in particular should be tested pre-employment and annually as they are at risk of unknown exposure to patients with tuberculosis.
QGold
A QGold test is an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) that can diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This test can be performed in a single visit, and results are available within 24 hours.
Titer test
Our bodies develop antibodies to help fight off infections. Once you have had an infection, some of the unique antibodies that were produced to fight that infection remain in your bloodstream. Titer tests check for the presence of these antibodies to determine whether a person is immune.