%The_Company% actively supports rehabilitation by ensuring that the return to work is a part of the recovery process. To achieve this, our Rehabilitation Program seeks to provide appropriately selected duties for all injured employees, to enhance recovery.
Injury Management/Return to Work (RTW) Coordinator
%The_Company% will appoint an Injury Management/Return to Work Coordinator or other nominated person to assist with employees return to work.
It is their responsibility to ensure that modified work provided to injured employees is consistent with restrictions provided by the health care provider.
The RTW Coordinator is also responsible for ensuring that medical records for the injured employee are kept confidential.
Communication
%The_Company% will maintain communication with all relevant parties throughout the return-to-work process. This includes the injured person and their manager; this may also include the RTW coordinator or designated person, treating doctor(s), ACC case manager, insurer, supervisors, etc.
This is essential as it assists with the choice of duties which will benefit the injured employee both in the physical and psychological sense.
Managers will keep in regular contact with any employee on long term compensation, with the objective of them returning to work as soon as possible.
Rehabilitation
Continued support will be offered by %The_Company% during the recovery of all injured employees, to minimise the trauma associated with industrial Incidents.
Local health care providers will be made aware that the company provides modified or alternate work to injured employees who are unable to perform their regular duties. The doctor is to be provided with a letter stating this; and services are to be pre-arranged with clinics who specialise in occupational health and rehabilitation.
A company representative (i.e., supervisor or manager) will be made available to accompany the injured worker to an appointment with their treating doctor or a clinic appointment etc.
Returning to Work
Continued support will be offered by %The_Company% during the recovery of all injured employees, and they will be able to return to their original role as soon as they have received a final/clearance medical certificate.
The injured worker shall obtain the certificate from the treating doctor once the worker has been cleared/fully recovered from their workplace injury.