Worker's Compensation - Illness and Injury

Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment. The following section details the steps for an employee to take when injured during work hours.

Please review the following information and complete the section quiz at the end.

WHAT TO DO WHEN AN ILLNESS OR INJURY OCCURS

EMERGENCY Injury or Illness (Life or Limb threatening)

Call 911 immediately!

NON-EMERGENCY Injury or Illness

You or your supervisor will call the 24/7 Work Injury Nurse Line at (844) 391-8071.

• Provide the group name: Special District Risk Management Authority (SDRMA).

• Provide the agency name: Chico Area Recreation & Park District (CARD)

Emergency and non-emergency injuries must be reported to the HR Department and your supervisor right away. If an injury occurs when the CARD office is closed, you will contact the HR Department and your supervisor the next business day.

WORK INJURY NURSE  RESPONSIBILITIES

After taking an incident report the Work Injury Nurse representative will do one of the following:

• Advise you to seek medical care from the designated medical facility;

• Advise you to obtain emergency care;

• Advise you to obtain first aid advice or decline treatment.

If you have been advised to seek care, the Work Injury Nurse will fax an authorization for you to be seen and treated at the Work Health Solutions Clinic (non-emergency) or the hospital (emergency).

EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

• After reporting your injury to the Work Injury Nurse representative, you are responsible for the following:

• Informing Human Resources and your supervisor of your injury (if you have not already);

• Coordinate with HR to make an appointment to be seen at the Work Health Solutions Clinic. In most cases, same day appointments will be made.

• Sign an Employee’s First Report of Injury (DWC1) prior to being seen. HR will coordinate getting the form to you for signature.

• Before leaving the treating facility, you must obtain a Return-to-Work Status Form. This form will indicate if/when you can return to work and if you require any work modifications. CARD requires this form be submitted to HR prior to you returning to work.

Work Health Solutions Clinic (Non-Emergency)

Phone: (530) 715-8004

564 Rio Lindo Ave., Suite 201

Chico, CA Hours: M – F; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Enloe Medical Center (Emergency)

Phone: 911

1531 Esplanade

Chico, CA

Below is the Work Injury Nurse pamphlet, as well as a link to download all documents.

Click here to View/Download Document

Click here to Download Company Nurse Card

All documents will be available for download at the end of the orientation

If you have any questions please email HR at hr@chicorec.gov