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Return-to-Work Program

Our consultants initially meet with management to:

• Clarify the services the insurance carrier supports and the employer's role to implement proactive post-injury programs
• Identify appropriate occupational health services that reduce the probability of on-site injuries occurring
• Consult with management to determine and document a written return-to-work protocol
• Advise Third Party Administrators (TPAs) and insurance carriers of our goals

The consultation includes most if not all of the following:

• Conduct thorough job analyses, collecting and examining how job duties are performed to prepare a job description and classification
• Review and prepare written job descriptions detailing required duties, training, and skills
• Facilitate job modification through discussion of job analyses and other documentation with employer and a physician, identifying physical tasks that the employee is unable or limited in ability to perform
• Take a physical demands inventory, precisely measuring the activities required to perform specific job tasks. For example: measure the grasping and pinching force needed (in lbs. of pressure/inch2) to …
• Suggest job modification options, referring employer to available resources including technology or other devices to compensate for limitations
• Identify alternative jobs within the employer's existing structure, review other jobs available and analyze these positions for appropriateness
• Prepare a job site evaluation, reviewing and assessing the work environment by videotape and report methodology to determine the relative setting in which the employee is expected to perform
• Develop procedures for transitional work programs utilizing the gathered information to document procedures including progression standards and target dates