What is Post-Offer, Pre-Placement Testing and Job Analysis?
Posted on Wed, Feb 24, 2010 @ 01:48 PM
The cornerstone of an informed hiring program is to ensure that an applicant's physical abilities match the demands of the job. For any organization that places applicants in jobs with high levels of physical exertion or dexterity, or jobs with a history of injuries, Post-Offer, Pre-Placement Testing and Job Analysis (PPT) is a crucial step in avoiding injury and its associated costs.
Health professionals who start Post-Offer testing programs often do so because of their background in occupational therapy or physical therapy. They quickly learn that their skill set must expand to include an awareness of EEOC practice guidelines, knowledge of how to write a defendable post-offer test and how to track disparate impact statistics. See: Gillen v. Fallon Ambulance Serv., Inc., 283 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 2002)
Post-Offer testing programs provide clinicians with the opportunity to make direct contact with employers, rather than waiting for referrals from doctors or brokers. The key to launching a successful clinic-based PPT program is to start with a well-established package that includes training, software and support.
Evaluators need to comprehensively analyze jobs to create individualized Essential Function Task statements, and to develop and administer pre-placement testing protocols based on the physical demands associated with the essential functions of each job.
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