Functional Capacity Evaluations

What happens when an employee is unable to come back to work? Or, what if the employee’s physician doesn’t provide enough information to you so that you can define whether the employee can come back to work now or in the future?

Occupational Kinetics provides the answers to these looming questions. Through Functional Capacity Evaluations employers get the answers they need. An objective quantifiable evaluation will determine the functional and physical ability of your employee ultimately assisting you in deciding whether your employee can perform their essential job functions, whether they will require reasonable accommodation or whether they will require case closure on their claim.

Functional Capacity Evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of an individual’s current physical and functional capabilities. Outcomes determine an individual’s ability to perform the essential functions of their job and activities of daily living skills. Occupational Kinetics provides evaluations based on objective information which addresses an individual’s static and dynamic whole-body strength, as well as dynamic work capacity. Heart rate monitoring is completed for test validity and safety purposes. Our Functional Capacity Evaluations are backed by the leader in functional testing services, VerNova ARCON with over 15 years of established outcomes and successes. In addition to Functional Capacity Evaluations we are able to consult a wide network of physicians to perform Automated Independent Medical Evaluations based on the AMA’s “Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment”. This comprehensive approach allows for a consistent, reliable and objective functional assessment of an individual.

Backed by the leader in functional testing services across North America and Canada, Occupational Kinetics and Vernova have the ability to identify certified test evaluators in any location establishing a standardized testing procedure for your company. In addition by utilizing Occupational Kinetics and Vernova we can establish performance based pricing and provide you with a standardized flat rate across the board. Every test will be quality reviewed by expert test evaluators before you ever see the results ensuring the highest quality test summary every time.

Occupational Kinetics clinical experts are University credentialed through Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School to perform functional testing. In addition each specialist maintains the credentials of Certified Functional Evaluator, Certified Disability Analyst and each evaluator are a Fellow of the American Board of Disability Analysts. No other allied health professional in Kentucky maintains these additional credentials.

What does this mean to your company? Every functional evaluation is standardized, every report has additional credibility and every report is backed by over 15 years of established outcomes that are evidenced based. What this means is that every evaluation performed for your company will stand up in court and will be backed by the most credible evaluators in the state. In addition our testing system allows for regularly scheduled and required calibrations with available calibration reports to ensure a quality effective and valid functional test every time.