[MCOH-EH] Return to Work

[Karl Auerbach]

I¹ve often wondered if there was risk in ³work(ing) very hard to find
appropriate positions within limitations² for workers comp injury and not
allowing individuals with a personal injury to return.   Seems like a double
standard that might be open to challenge by someone who wants to return with
limitations.   ADA aside, why?



From:  MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces+kauerbach=aol.com at mylist.net> on behalf of
"Fowler, Randy" <randall.fowler at portmed.org>
Reply-To:  MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Date:  Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 16:32
To:  'MCOH/EH' <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject:  Re: [MCOH-EH] Return to Work

Thanks Deborah!
 

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Sampson,
Deborah
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 1:08 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Cc: Corrington, Jodie; Black, Patti
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Return to Work
 
We allow RTW for worker¹s comp of all employees and work very hard to find
appropriate positions within limitations. Many times RNs can do projects for
QA, case managers, DNV or JCAHO (and even in Employee Health) that require
their professional knowledge. We absolutely do everything we can to return
someone to some sort of work as fast as possible.
 
We do not allow anyone with a personal injury or illness to return until
cleared for full duty without restrictions and have a hospital policy for
that purpose.  Even when the employee is cleared by a personal provider, the
employee must bring a note to that effect from the provider and be cleared
by us at EHS based on the employee¹s job description.
 
Deborah A. Sampson, PhD, APRN, COHN-S, FAANP
Director 
Employee Health and Wellness Services
Southern New Hampshire Health   P.O.Box 2014   8 Prospect Street   Nashua,
NH 03060
p(603) 281-8583  f (603) 577-5665
deborah.sampson at snhhealth.org
 
 
 
 

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Fowler, Randy
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 1:24 PM
To: 'mcoh-eh at mylist.net'
Cc: Corrington, Jodie; Black, Patti
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Return to Work
 
We have a hospital policy that states an RN on modified duty cannot return
to his/her unit until he/she is released to Full Duty and has passed a Lift
Test.   I am interested in #1 whether other health care systems have
experience with allowing those injured nurses to be able to return to their
own units as long as they are able to work within their accommodations and
#2 do other healthcare systems utilize a Lift Test or other functional job
evaluation before allowing the injured employee back to Full Duty?
 
Thanks, I have enjoyed following the interchange of information on this Occ
Med network.
 
Randall S. Fowler, MD
Medical Director  
Portneuf Medical Center
Employee Health & WorkMed
500 S. 11th  Suite 500
Pocatello, Idaho 83201
208-239-1940 clinic / 208-239-4506 fax
Randall.Fowler at portmed.org
 
 
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