Worker s Compensation
Watauga County Schools
Workers’ Comp Process
If employee is injured while working with Watauga County Schools:
Complete the following forms:
- On the Authorization Form, check Non DOT Drug Screen, Post Accident and WC Injury Treatment
Approved Medical Providers used exclusively for work related injuries are:
Mercy Urgent Care
321 Watauga Village Dr. Suite D
Boone, NC 28607
828-398-3573
OR
If Mercy Urgent Care is closed or injury requires immediate medical attention:
Watauga Medical Center
336 Deerfield Rd.
Boone, NC 28607
828-262-4100
- Notify HR (same day, if possible)
- Employee must take a copy of the Authorization Form with them to Mercy Urgent Care or Watauga Medical Center (if emergency).
- Employees may not have the option to choose the medical provider he/she will see for the work-related injury.
- Important to document accidents/injuries that occur on site to keep our schools and locations safe.
- All forms must be sent to HR within 24 hours of the work-related injury. If reports are delayed to HR, then treatment for injured employee could be delayed.
Note:
Worker’s Compensation pays sixty-six and two-thirds of your salary while you are out with a doctor’s note due to a work-related injury. There is a seven calendar day waiting period that must be served before Workers’ Compensation benefits for lost time will begin. During the waiting period, you may use your own leave until Workers’ Compensation begins payment on the 8th consecutive day following the injury requiring you to be absent from work. Since Worker’s Compensation benefits only cover a portion of your salary, you may use your own leave time to supplement the Worker’s Compensation portion. If you wish to use your own leave time, you must notify the Human Resources Office in writing before the 7th day of absence resulting from your job-related injury.
SEND FORMS TO:
Jennifer Hendrix (hendrixj@wataugaschools.org) or Christy Parker (parkerc@wataugaschools.org)
828-264-7190 (phone) or 828-264-7196 (fax)