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Occupational Medicine

Steese Immediate Care

Urgent Care, Family Medicine, & Primary Care located in Fairbanks, AK

The goal of Occupational medicine is to promote health and help circumvent future injury and disease among employees and potential job applicants. At Steese Immediate Care, Johanna Alvarez FNP, and Matija Meenaghan, PA-C, provide Occupational Medicine services to businesses and organizations in the Fairbanks, Alaska community and beyond. For everything from pre-employment physicals to periodic hearing tests and beyond, Steese Immediate Care has you and your employees covered.

Occupational Medicine Q & A

What is Occupational Medicine?

Occupational Medicine focuses on the prevention, evaluation, treatment and resolution of health conditions caused by the workplace environment. It is practiced by healthcare providers with expertise in worker’s compensation laws, OSHA regulations, drug screening programs, environmental exposures, and occupational safety and preventive medicine programs.

What are Occupational Medicine Services?

Occupational Medicine services are services that help to ensure the safety of workers and identify potential risk factors before they become an issue for the employee and their company. These consist of, but are not limited to:

  • Pre-Employment Physicals
  • DOT Physicals
  • Asbestos Physicals
  • Hazardous Material Physicals
  • Silica Physicals
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Testing
  • Respirator Physicals & Questionnaires
  • Police Physicals
  • Preventative Labwork and Vaccines
  • Functional Capacity Evaluations (Job Specific Physical Requirements)
  • Audiometric Testing
  • Vision Screening
  • Pulmonary Function Testing
  • Drug Screening
  • Urinalysis