ErgoWorks, a Back to Work Program, is designed to return injured workers to work safely, increase productivity, and reduce risk factors for new or recurring injuries.
ErgoWorks' Return to Work services include:
"Back to Work" Program
Accredited by CARF, The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission
Multidisciplinary program for employees injured at work
Provides a transition from acute care to return to work by addressing physical tolerance, endurance, safety and productivity
Uses aggressive exercise protocols as well as real/simulated work activities
Duration typically 2-3 hours per day, 3 to 5 times a week for 4 weeks
Written reports provided every two weeks to document work readiness, progress, and compliance
Functional Capacity Evaluation
A comprehensive, structured and objective evaluation tool that provides information needed to define a worker's physical, functional, and vocational capabilities required for work. The evaluation can:
Determine the injured worker's ability to return to a specific job
Assign work levels according to the Dept. of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Identify secondary gain issues
Provides functional assessment information to physicians for classifying MMI
Offer information to assist with re-employment
Ergonomic Assessment
A systematic study of a specific job(s) as related to the worker's performance and the total working environment. All aspects of the job and environment that affect the worker and the physical requirements needed to perform the job are assessed to determine changes/modifications needed to increase productivity.
Job-Site Modification
Conducted to accommodate a specific worker to the job or job site to reduce the potential for worker injury.
Post-Offer Screening
Assessment conducted after hire that evaluates the worker's ability to perform the known job requirements. It provides non-biased results of the worker's performance through standard ratings.
For more information on Return to Work services, call (239) 278-7700.
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