As part of Northern Health Workplace Health and Safety, the primary function of the Employee Health Services program’ is to coordinate and administer all aspects of employee health and injury prevention to maintain compliance with legislated requirements as well as to promote best practices within the organization. The program aims to establish an all-inclusive primary and secondary continuum of care by offering a centralized generic referral process that ensures efficient and integrated services for all Northern Health employees experiencing risk, injury, exposure, illness, absence or long-term disability.

In order to meet these goals and objectives, Employee Health Services staff members collaborate with unions, management, staff, and external agencies. In addition, Employee Health Services functions are coordinated and integrated with other Workplace Health and Safety initiatives to provide efficient, effective service to individuals and to the organization as a whole. The Employee Health Advisors provide:

• Confidential health services to specified employees.
• Health assessments, health surveillance, primary case management (Short Term Disability [STD], Long Term Disability [LTD], and WorkSafe BC [WCB] claims), health teaching.
• Facilitation for provision of immunization, TB screening, and N95 fit testing to maintain compliance with WorkSafe BC regulations.
• Leadership in education regarding the need for health assessment
• Leadership in developing and/or updating occupational health policies and procedures to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
• Leadership in development of educational programs (e.g.: Attendance Enhancement Program, Duty To Accommodate, influenza prevention, BBF exposure).
• Leadership during outbreak management of communicable disease.