Occupational Medicine
Occupational medicine focuses on the health, safety, and performance of workers. It involves not only treating employees with workplace injuries, but also helping to prevent future injury. Our goal at Cardinal Urgent Care is to provide the necessary medical care and attention to employees so they can return to work, quickly and safely.
Treating On-the-Job Injuries
Our urgent care specialists work to help you heal after an illness or injury that occurs in the workplace. We are experienced with treating a wide range of health issues and familiar with the requisite laws and state regulations concerning workers’ compensation claims. We provide comprehensive medical care and will communicate with all required parties.
Employment-Related Screenings
At Cardinal Urgent Care, we also provide the following employment-related screenings and tests:
- DOT Physicals. We perform DOT regulated exams and DOT regulated drug screening collections. DOT physicals are done Wednesday-Saturday weekly.
- Drug Screen Collections. We perform DOT, non-DOT, and rapid point of care drug testing. We offer pre-employment, post-offer, post accident, random, and follow-up drug screening collections.
- TB Testing. This blood test looks for the presence of a tuberculosis infection and is often required for certain professions by state regulation.
- Blood Tests & Vaccines. For example, we run titers blood tests that can determine a person’s antibody levels to confirm whether an individual has immunity to certain viruses. If the test shows that antibody levels are low, a vaccine may be required to increase a person’s immunity to diseases such as chickenpox, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, and rubella. This type of testing is often required for jobs in certain fields, such as healthcare jobs or those involving the preparation of food or the care of children.
We also work directly with employers to ensure your employee screening needs are met on a timely and affordable basis.
Benefits of Occupational Medicine
Occupational medicine is a benefit to employers and employees alike.
When you choose Cardinal Urgent Care for your workers’ comp medical care, it means you’re working with a clinic and medical providers who are familiar with and understand the workers’ comp process.
Our providers can not only treat a wide range of injuries that may occur in the workplace, but also can help employers and employees navigate potentially hazardous aspects of the workplace. This can help reduce business expenses, provide a safer environment for employees, and ensure workers return to the job as quickly as it is safe to do so.
Choosing occupational medicine specialists like the providers at Cardinal Urgent Care for the treatment of workplace injuries is important because healthy workers are important. With timely and appropriate medical attention, workers can return to the job quickly and safely along with less disruption to overall productivity. As working environments continue to change, having a medical provider with an understanding of state laws and regulations that surround workers’ comp injuries is more imperative than ever.
Workers’ Comp Injury Care in King, NC
If you are in need of care for a workplace injury or looking for a healthcare provider with occupational medicine experience, call Cardinal Urgent Care in King, North Carolina, at (336) 983-9111. We are open 7 days a week and accept walk-ins as well as provide same-day appointments.