[MCOH-EH] PT EVALS

[Dr Joe Fanucchi]

Forwarded from Cathy Senior:

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On 6/26/2018 12:35 PM, Senior, Cathy (Employee Health) wrote:
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> I am interested in how many hospitals do pre-place physical therapy 
> evaluations on pre hire candidates. Could you please tell me if you 
> perform these evals and how many pounds the pre-place candidate needs 
> to lift? We do physical therapy evaluations on pre-place assessments 
> that are going to be in direct patient care. The lifting requirement 
> is 50 pounds for our facility. I am wondering if we should continue to 
> do them as I am not sure of the advantage of having them done. We have 
> done them for the past 10 years and no one has been rejected even if 
> they cannot lift the 50 pound requirement. Some have refused due to 
> pregnancy and have returned after their term to do the physical 
> therapy eval piece, however we have let them work without passing the 
> pt eval. Any input is greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks
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> */Cathy Senior RN BSN CDE/*
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