Pre-EMPLOYMENT

Medical Screening

Pre-Employment Physical Exam

We provide comprehensive pre-employment physicals that incorporate drug, alcohol, and substance abuse screenings to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our clients’ workforces.

These services aim to:

  • Minimize Liability: Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations regarding drug-free work environments, reducing legal liabilities associated with substance abuse in the workplace.
  • Protect Public Safety: Detect and mitigate the effects of substance abuse on public safety, particularly in industries where employees operate heavy equipment or interact directly with consumers.
  • Support Early Interventions: Promptly identify employees struggling with substance abuse, enabling early interventions and referral to appropriate treatment programs.
  • Encourage a Safe Working Environment: Foster a positive company culture that values safety and promotes a drug-free workplace.
  • Reduce Absenteeism and Turnover: Decrease absenteeism due to substance abuse and reduce turnover caused by untreated addiction.
  • Increase Productivity: Improve employee morale and productivity by eliminating the disruptive influence of substance abuse in the workplace.

Pre-Employment Tests include:

  • Medical History Review: Collecting details about past illnesses, surgeries, medications, and chronic conditions.
  • Physical Examination: Conducting a general physical exam, often including measurements of vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate), musculoskeletal examination, and checking reflexes.
  • Vision and Hearing Tests: Assessing visual acuity and auditory function, especially for jobs requiring sharp focus or communication via audio devices.
  • Mental Health/Stress Evaluations: Identifying symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, or cognitive impairment.
  • Drug Screenings: Verifying absence of illicit substances, prescribed medication misuse, or excessive use of over-the-counter medicines.
  • Laboratory Tests: Based on job requirements, performing blood tests, urinalyses, or other analyses to detect infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, or exposure to toxic substances.
  • Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Tests: As applicable, administering tests for communicable diseases.
  • Other Specialty Tests: Dependent on the nature of the job, additional tests could include skin examinations, pulmonary function tests, electrocardiograms, or balance assessments.