{"id":342,"date":"2021-03-25T19:14:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2024-04-01T03:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T03:38:10","slug":"fitness-for-duty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/fitness-for-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness for Duty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"342\" class=\"elementor elementor-342\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dd033b0 elementor-section-height-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4dd033b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-background-video-container elementor-hidden-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted elementor-html5-video\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6da7483\" data-id=\"6da7483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c18d176 our-care elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c18d176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fitness For Duty<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426bdd10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"426bdd10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256e69c1 treated elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256e69c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medical and psychological evaluations of employees, sometimes called \u201cFitness for Duty Evaluations,\u201d may be required by employers to determine whether an employee is able to perform the essential job functions of their position.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59a9f4f elementor-section-height-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"59a9f4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3846aec\" data-id=\"3846aec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6572d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d6572d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fitness For Duty<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e624d9a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e624d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51897b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51897b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies today are continually faced with the challenge of evaluating and managing employees who may be physically or mentally impaired from any cause, including alcohol and drugs, that may adversely affect their ability to safely and competently perform their job duties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c94d462 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a4a902b\" data-id=\"1a4a902b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71cf10 behaviour elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d71cf10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW IT WORKS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfed1dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dfed1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Fitness for Duty Examination?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757bec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"757bec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-82e6264bd41ea8d01d8a1fd2bc5fa919\" class=\"fw-main-row \" data-css-id=\"sc-605ce043cec6b\"><div class=\"fw-container\"><div class=\"fw-row\"><div class=\"fw-row-inner\"><div class=\"fw-col-xs-12 \" data-css-id=\"sc-605ce043cef62\"><div class=\"hr-column-inner\"><div class=\"hr-textblock-shortcode\" data-css-id=\"sc-605ce043cf22d\"><p>Generally, a FFD referral arises when an employee exhibits some behavior that raises questions about his or her ability to appropriately perform their assigned duties. When an employee has been referred for a FFD evaluation, it is usually a requirement for continued employment.<\/p><p>The Fitness for Duty examination is considered a medical exam which determines whether or not an individual is able to adequately perform their essential job duties according to the job description submitted by the employer.<\/p><p>Typically, the examination requires a two-hour psychiatric assessment of the employee followed by psychological testing conducted by our staff psychologist. The examination includes review of background information, employer submitted records including employee job description, description of salient issues that led to the request for the examination, and mental status examination.<\/p><p>The goal of the exam is to determine whether or not the employee has a condition that would reasonably lead to inability to perform essential job functions.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d92ae0e\" data-id=\"6d92ae0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7177783e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7177783e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Worker-3-614x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Worker-3-614x1024.jpg 614w, https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Worker-3-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Worker-3-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Worker-3-922x1536.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Worker-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitness For Duty Medical and psychological evaluations of employees, sometimes called \u201cFitness for Duty Evaluations,\u201d may be required by employers to determine whether an employee is able to perform the essential job functions of their position. Fitness For Duty Companies today are continually faced with the challenge of evaluating and managing employees who may be &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/fitness-for-duty\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fitness for Duty<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/342"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1121,"href":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/342\/revisions\/1121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traumastress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}