Plant Paramedic - McWane, Inc.

Tyler Union is seeking a Plant Paramedic professional for it's Anniston, AL facility.

Tyler Union, a division of McWane, Inc. has a century of success in manufacturing and selling ductile iron fittings, joint restraints, and valve boxes for the waterworks industry. 

Plant Paramedic will perform a variety of professional duties involved in developing and delivering occupational health services for Tyler Union; assist in planning, implementing, and evaluating health maintenance and health education programs; contribute to the design of health controls and medical surveillance relative to toxic or hazardous conditions in the work environment while leading accordingly to the McWane Way.

This is a salaried position with an excellent benefits package with health, life, dental, and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, vacation, and holiday pay.

Take a tour of Tyler Union here.

All candidates offered employment must submit to a drug screen, physical, and background check.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBLITIES include the following:

• Follow all processes and procedures associated with the Tyler Union Safety Program. Advise management of any deviations from this program.
• Assist in planning, developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating occupational health and wellness programs for Tyler Union; assist in developing objectives for occupational health services through a collaborative role with Company Safety Manager and Company Medical director.
• Provide on-site emergency care to employees, direct and manage work-related injuries and chronic health care issues of employees and providing medications, health assessments, and referrals as directed by Company Medical Director.
• Develop, maintain, and audit employee’s health and medical surveillance records to ensure continuity of care, employee confidentiality, and feedback to management, in compliance with government regulation, McWane Health and Safety Programs and applicable codes of ethics.
• Perform worksite walk-through assessments to determine employee work processes and potential sources of illness and injury; use epidemiological methods to define and monitor the health and safety needs of Company employees; contribute to the design of health controls and medical surveillance guidelines of actual and potential toxic or hazardous conditions in the work environment.
• Assist in evaluating the occupational health and safety programs and recommend changes in policies, procedures, or programs; assist in eliminating work-related injuries.
• Provide individual counseling sessions to employees on health maintenance and medical issues, results of health screenings and health care services. Recommend, purchase, and maintain medical supplies and equipment necessary for the optimal functioning of the occupational health clinic.
• Collaborate with other on-site members of the occupational safety and health team, occupational medicine physician(s), workers compensation administrator, safety engineers, management and union representatives. Participate in continuing education to update knowledge of occupational health and safety including legal regulations applicable to occupational health and safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma is required.
• Completion of an accredited paramedic program required.
• Six (6) months previous Paramedic experience required.
• Valid State of Alabama Paramedics License and current American Red Cross or American Heart Association CPR/1^st Aid certification required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products, as well as a strong background working with computers.
• Knowledge of State of Alabama Workers’ Compensation Program.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, and WORK ACTIVITIES

• Knowledge required to perform this job include medicine and dentistry; English language; education and training; mathematics; psychology; transportation; biology; administration and management; law and government; clerical; therapy and counseling; and chemistry.
• Skills required to perform this job include critical thinking; active listening; coordination; speaking; service orientation; social perceptiveness; active learning; complex problem solving; reading comprehension; learning strategies; monitoring; writing; judgement and decision making; operation and control; instructing; operation monitoring; science; systems evaluation; and time management.
• Abilities required to perform this job include problem sensitivity; deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning; oral comprehension; oral expression; speech clarity; speech recognition; arm-hand steadiness; information ordering; multi-limb coordination; near vision; far vision; written comprehension; finger dexterity; manual dexterity; category flexibility; control precision; flexibility of closure; perceptual speed; response orientation; selective attention; written expression; reaction time; speed of closure; static strength; time sharing; trunk strength; auditory attention; depth perception; extent flexibility; fluency of ideas; memorization; originality; visual color discrimination; and visualization.
• Work activities required to perform this job include assisting and caring for others; documenting/recording information; making decisions and solving problems; getting information; identifying objects, actions, and events; updating and using relevant knowledge; performing general physical activities; handling and moving objects; communicating with supervisors; communicating with persons outside the organization; interacting with computers; evaluating information to determine compliance with standards; processing information; analyzing data or information; thinking creatively; and providing consultation and advice to others.
• Physical requirements of this job include considerable use of arms and legs, and whole-body movements, including climbing, lifting up to 50 pounds, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.