Occupational Injury Clinic

About Us

The Occupational Injury Clinic assesses and treats work related injury and illnesses and provides post-exposure assessment and management of blood-borne pathogen injuries (i.e. HIV, HBV, and HCV).

Our Programs and Services

  • Acute Injury Management - Provide prompt, efficient and quality medical care to employees who have sustained acute non-urgent work related injuries utilizing evidence-based medicine and ACOEM guidelines.
  • Repetitive Trauma Management - Evaluation of cumulative trauma disorders occurring in the workplace with emphasis on diagnosis, treatment and identification of causative ergonomic stressors.
  • Case Management - Coordinate prompt referral of injured employees requiring more extensive medical care to other specialty providers in accordance with medical management guidelines and expedite recommended diagnostic tests and treatment.
  • 24-Hour Hotline Needle Stick and Body Fluid Exposure Management (5-STIX) - Provide a timely evaluation and initial management following bloodborne pathogen exposure including testing of known exposure source.

Click here to fill out STIX Report Form.    

Note: The Occupational Injury Clinic launched a new online web-form for reporting Low Risk Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Incidents (CDC Link). This web-form is available anytime and from anywhere if you are an employee of the JHMI/JHU working on the East Baltimore campus and have been accidentally exposed to a low risk potentially infectious body fluids.

The goal of this web-form is to provide employees with a convenient mechanism of reporting the incident during their busy schedules and will improve reporting compliance as well. The website will NOT replace the 5-STIX hotline that is available 24 hours a day for employees needing assistance and counseling.  This form does not apply to individuals who sustain an animal related pathogen exposure.   Any work-related injury/accident still requires you to complete, sign and submit an Incident Report separately.

Our Services

  • Communicate closely with department managers/supervisors that work-related injuries sustained by their employees are reported and evaluated promptly. 
  • Collaborate with worker’s compensation case manager to facilitate medical treatment and referral including PT, OT, Pharmacy, DME and community resources.
  • Facilitate completion of ergonomic surveys, safety investigation and job analysis by working closely with Environmental Safety Officers.
  • Work closely with employee’s managers/supervisors regarding employee’s work status and outlined restrictions whether a reasonable accommodation can be made.
  • Coordinate with Disability Case Managers (DCM) transitional duty assignments for hospital employees with non-accommodated work restrictions.
  • Provide periodic and episodic medical management of employees with known history of work-related injuries.
  • Manage and provide a comprehensive follow up evaluation of employees with bloodborne pathogen exposure following CDC guidelines and infectious disease recommendations.
  • Provide liaison with Workers Compensation Claims Office and the injured employee to expedite decisions regarding issues of their claims, lost time and medical bill.

Definitions/Guidelines

Responsibilities

Contact Us

Johns Hopkins Occupational Injury Clinic
Location: Blalock 139
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: 410-955-6433

Our Staff

East Baltimore
Conrad G. Utanes, MS, CRNP - Manager
Rowena Villacorta, MS, CRNP - Advanced Practice Providers
Penny Padousis MS, CRNP - Advanced Practice Providers
Jisoon Hwang, MS, CRNP - Advanced Practice Providers
Briana McCallum - Staff Assistant
Karen Caldwell MS - Occupational Health Service Coordinator
Jessica Carillo - Occupational Health Service Coordinator

East Baltimore - Part-Time Medical Attending Staff
Robert Lavin, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jeffrey A Tornheim, MD MPH - Infectious Disease
Justin Bailey, MD, PhD - Infectious Disease
Michael Chattergoon. MD, PhD - Infectious Disease

Sibley
Conrad G. Utanes, MS, CRNP - Manager
Jessica Carrillo - Occupational Health Service Coordinator