Hi David,
I work for the Hospital Corp. of America (HCA), we no longer require a MD physical at our hospital, however we do require & perform Agility testing (flexion,
lifting, squatting kneeling, pushing, pulling carrying of different amounts of weight (job based – 10 to 50 pounds). We also have the autonomy to send for further testing to ensure the post-offer potential employee can perform required duties. A Physical Abilities
Test (PAT), we use https://www.ushealthworks.com/ it cost a couple of hundred, but each time we have been correct in our judgement and have prevented the possibility of loss revenue, loss time, etc. Hope this helps
Thank you
Kim A. Norton, B.S.N., R.N., O.H.N.
Occupational Health Services & Injury Coordinator
Mon- Fri 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
407-562-0974 phone
407-302-7323 fax
Central Florida Regional Hospital
https://centralfloridaregional.com/
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From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net>
On Behalf Of Cockrum, MD David S
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 1:33 PM
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh@mylist.net>
Subject: {EXTERNAL} [MCOH-EH] Provider Exams for New Hires
I was hoping to get some input from other medical facilities on this. When I arrived at my current job, the Employee Health team had not been doing provider physical exams for pre-placement medical evals for the
hospital; we take a medical history, assess vaccinations, etc, and do a nursing assessment (vitals and vision test). Having come from the military, with a different approach to these things, I was a bit surprised.
I am now working on a re-write of the policy for new hires, and am debating whether to include a provider physical exam. What are other medical facilities doing? Is there a physical exam with every new hire evaluation,
only in certain cases, or not at all?
Thanks for any inputs!
David
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