Is Your Potential Employee Fit to Work? |
Pre-employment assessment are now commonplace to ensure that you are not risking injury to your future employees or even those employees returning form injury.
Pre-employment functional assessment or FCE (Functional Capacity Evaluation) provides you with a comprehensive array of information relating to a potential employee’s physical strength, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. In simple terms, we can assess whether your employee is a high or low risk of work injury. It also helps your employee to understand if they can perform the tasks required within a job role. It may also assist you with matching a worker to a suitable task or roles within your company. The benefits of Pre-Employment Functional Assessment
A pre-employment functional assessment can be used in conjunction with a pre-employment medical assessment undertaken by a physiotherapist Life Physio can provide you with generic or specific pre-employment assessments depending on your needs. A work fitness assessment usually involves an examination of:
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Why is Physiotherapist the best provider to assess pre-employment capacity evaluation? |
Physiotherapists are highly qualified health professionals who work in partnership with their patients to help people get better and stay well.
Physiotherapists also work closely with GPs and other health clinicians to plan and manage treatment. GPs refer more patients to physiotherapists than any other healthcare profession. Using advanced techniques and evidence-based care, physiotherapists assess, diagnose, treat and prevent a wide range of health conditions and movement disorders. Physiotherapy helps repair damage, reduce stiffness and pain, increase mobility and improve quality of life. Physiotherapy extends from health promotion to injury prevention, acute care, rehabilitation, maintenance of functional mobility, chronic disease management, patient and carer education and occupational health. Physiotherapist is trained to specified on how muscle and body structure work in-relation to perform the physical demands of specific duties as well as making recommendation about interventions such as safe manual handling. Occupational health – supports the health and wellbeing of workers, reduces safety risks in the workplace, prevents and manages injuries and diseases, and support workers in returning to work. |
How it works
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1. Applicant arrives 15 minutes early to fill out Physiotherapy questionnaire and the ‘Personal Details’ . Physiotherapist/ receptionist MUST sight photographic identification .
2. Physiotherapist reviews task analysis provided by the HR Department to ensure understanding of the physical requirements of the job the applicant is applying for. 3. Physiotherapist reviews the completed questionnaire and ensures any YES answers are documented in detail. The Physiotherapist must ensure any current or pre-existing injuries are assessed thoroughly. 4. Physiotherapist will complete the Assessment and report 5. The Physiotherapist then sends a photocopy/fax of Assessment report to the employer/ referrer within 24 hours of completion. 6. The Physiotherapist then files assessment report at their premises and bills to the appropriate employer/referrer. |
Pricing
Assessment at the Clinic: $150 +GST per assessment Assessment at the employer's affiliate office (only available if there are from 6- 10 assesmsents per call out)
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