Occupational medicine is the study and practice of medicine related to the effects of work on health and health on work. It has clinical, preventive and population-based aspects.

Occupational physicians practice to ensure effective prevention and appropriate management of illness and injury due to work, and where prevention has not been fully successful; ensure the appropriate rehabilitation of people, with facilitation of their return to work. Occupational physicians are also concerned with the management of people who have illness or disability unrelated to work, but for whom their workplace may require appropriate adjustment.

In most cases, ProActive does not require a formal contract or agreement with its occupational health care clients. After fully assessing a company’s occupational health care needs, a ProActive representative will create a company protocol/profile outlining the services to be performed as well as reporting instructions. This protocol is periodically reviewed with the company for accuracy.

No, walk-ins are welcome; however, scheduled appointments are encouraged to expedite the services needed. It is our policy to treat/see scheduled appointments first, although, ProActive expects that for initial work-related injuries, employees will be coming to the center(s) unexpectedly and they will be triaged immediately.

You may contact any of our four center locations directly to schedule appointments.

ProActive is a perfect alternative to a hospital emergency room if an employee experiences a non-life threatening injury at work. Our physicians and clinical staff are specially trained in occupational medicine, so they understand the many nuances of work-related injury care and return-to-work issues. ProActive is also experienced in post-accident/post-injury substance abuse testing, which is a component of many companies’ injury care protocols.  Additionally, your employees will be seen in a timely manner and will not have to wait behind true emergencies and traumas, as they would in an emergency room setting.

A typical turnaround time for a negative urine drug screen result is 24-48 hours. A positive urine drug screen result requires an additional 24-48 hours for the Medical Review Officer (MRO) process.

Breath alcohol test results are obtained and reported immediately after testing and/or confirmation occurs.

All hair testing reporting occurs within 48-72 hours after the hair specimen is obtained.

If you are injured at work, after reporting the injury to your employer, treatment should be sought immediately at any of our four- (4) centers (see Locations). Most of our centers are open extended evening hours; however, if all of our centers are closed at the time of your injury, you should seek medical attention from the nearest emergency room. You can then schedule your follow-up appointment, if necessary, with one of our centers.

The convenience of working with a paperless office allows ProActive to forward reports (work status, drug screen results, etc.) automatically to the clients desktop.  This “real time” accessibility saves time which can accelerate the hiring protocol or return to work program

For occupational health billing questions, you may contact our Billing Department by calling toll free 866/30-HEALTH or by emailing us your questions to our Marketing Department at mjacobsen@proactiveworks.net.