I am a certified Occupational Health Nurse consulting on all aspects of workplace health issues. I manage a variety of physical and mental disabilities in order to facilitate safe, sustainable return to work plans. My work also includes a review and assessment of requests for workplace accommodation of physical or mental disability resulting from medical conditions.
Occupational Health Consulting
Employee Wellness Initiatives
Return to Work consulting services
Health Educational Services
Health & Wellness Presentations
Exposure Prevention Presentations
On-site Flu shots
Immunization Services
Health Risk Assessments
Strategic Health Coaching
Disability case management
Chronic condition correspondence and review
Complex cases (accommodations, substance use d/o, mental health)
Sensitive case management (executives, salaried employees, labour relations issues)
Cases where the causation is unclear
Cases that require more in-depth medical review
Cases that require specialist intervention
Cases that require review and consideration of IME or FCE
Fitness for duty determination – from IME, FCE
Review of attendance information for discerning patterns
Review of limitations/restrictions for safe and sustainable RTW
Assessment for suitability for special employer projects (such as peer CISM programs)
Cases where added experience, intuition or objectivity could help a successful outcome
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (British Columbia Institute of Technology) Specialty Certificate: Occupational Health Nursing (British Columbia Institute of Technology) Bachelor of Science: Nursing with Honors (British Columbia Institute of Technology) Canadian Certified Occupational Health Nurse (Canadian Nurses Association) Master of Arts: Leadership (Royal Roads University - thesis topic Worker Engagement in Health Promotion) Curriculum Developer & Instructor: Disability Management (British Columbia Institute of Technology School of Health Sciences) Curriculum Developer & Instructor: Psycho-social Hazards (University of Fredericton Integrated Disability Management Program)