Functional Job Analysis (Job Site Analysis)
An Occupational Therapist will assess the client’s employment position focusing on the physical demands required to perform the specific job tasks. The occupational therapist will provide a comprehensive job description, analyze functional job components including appendices with relevant photographs and determine the required physical demand levels (strength, range of motion, force and frequency etc.) to perform the necessary tasks. As well, the occupational therapist will gather work site measurements and document information in report format.
Return To Work Programs
An Occupational Therapist will review all necessary medical information to understand the client’s baseline physical abilities and past rehabilitation strategies. The occupational therapist will administer an in-depth Return to Work Evaluation with the worker at the work-site. Based on observations, the client’s physical capacities and the physical demands of the position, the occupational therapist will formulate a Return to Work program (graduated hours, modified duties or alternate duties). The occupational therapist will communicate with the employer and necessary co-workers to ensure proper social supports are in place. Bi-weekly on-site progress reviews are conducted and reports are presented for review and update.
Ergonomic Evaluation
An Occupational Therapist will complete individual and/or group workplace assessments to evaluate specific job tasks and design, worker characteristic and workplace factors while considering a client’s current physical status (presence or absence of injury). The goal of the evaluation is to educate the client on the essentials of proper ergonomic set up/proper body mechanics with active on the spot correction made during the assessment. A comprehensive report including photos and recommendations for postural, behavioral and practical ergonomic modifications and equipment will be provided to assist in preventing work related injuries or reducing physical strain at a client’s injured/symptomatic body part as requested.
Risk Factor Analysis
An Occupational Therapist will evaluate specific job tasks and design, worker characteristics and workplace factors while considering a client’s current physical status (presence of an injury or diagnosis). The tasks will be examined through task analysis with the application of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) checklists, Revised NIOSH Lifting Equations and other ergonomic standards as applicable. The goal will be to identify present ergonomic risk factors in relation to the outlined injury or diagnosis. The noted information will be presented in report format.
Functional Capacity Evaluation
An Occupational Therapist will perform an objective evaluation of the client’s overall physical abilities in areas such as flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, cardiovascular condition, and body mechanics.
We perform 1 or 2 day evaluations and offer two types of FCEs: Baseline and Job-specific. Our Baseline FCEs help to determine a client's limitations, and more importantly, what their abilities are. Job-specific FCEs are an evaluation of a client's physical abilities to function within the parameters of an identified job. Our primary goal for this type of FCE is to know what the physical demands of the client’s job are, and then test the client’s abilities. These are then compared to the specific job demands, in an effort to determine return-to-work status. Work simulations are often an integral component of this evaluation.
Address:
21 Gaelic Dr. Saint John NB E2M 5S7
Phone: 506 650 0102
Fax: 506 214 0204
Email: admin@functionaladvances.com
Follow Us
Sign up to stay in touch!
Sign up to get interesting news and updates delivered to your inbox.
Pages