One Call Care Management announces the launch of its Post-Offer Employment Testing (POET) Program, described as a workers’ compensation prevention program to help employers ensure they are hiring employees who are physically capable of performing the job.
“Ensuring the right person is matched with the right job is imperative to control indemnity costs associated with workplace injuries,” says One Call’s Vice President and National Product Leader, Michelle Despres, in a media release.
Through the POET Program, the release explains, One Call coordinates independent expert evaluators to assess job descriptions and job sites of prospective employees to determine the physical demands required of the job (eg, measuring heights an employee will need to reach, weights an employee will need to lift, frequency of movements and necessary posture).
Evaluations are then customized and validated against employee incumbent testing to ensure the individual has the required strength, agility, and/or stamina needed to safely complete job tasks.
“With POET, the job offer is extended and employment is contingent upon the prospective employee’s ability to perform the essential job functions,” Despres adds. “Proper screening coordinated with trained professionals is not only directly tied to injury prevention and injury severity reduction, but it has also been shown to increase length of employment and employee engagement by ensuring work compatibility.”
A dedicated in-house POET team employed at One Call Care Management can confirm appointments within 48 hours and provide pass/fail results within 8 hours of testing, per the release.
[Source(s): One Call Care Management, Business Wire]
