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042 <br />3.0 PROCEDURE/RULE <br />3.1 General Provisions <br />A. The injured employee will be advised that Lee County has established a <br />Transitional Duty Program. The Authorized Medical Provider, if not aware, should <br />be provided with the job description and the Transitional Duty Policy. The <br />supervisor and risk management will maintain contact with the injured employee <br />to ensure good communication and positive reinforcement. An emphasis should <br />be made of the temporary aspect as well as the dynamic nature of the position <br />and review the employee's progress at regular intervals. <br />B. The immediate supervisor, working with the employee and risk management will <br />identify assignments that may be accomplished while the injured employee has <br />restrictions. In constructing a Transitional Duty assignment, the following will be <br />considered: <br />1. The focus is on the employee's current skills rather than the task he/she <br />cannot perform. <br />2. Task selection should include tasks not being done by others at the present <br />. time, jobs that are only done occasionally, tasks not being performed that, if <br />assigned to someone on transitional duty, would allow co-workers time to <br />accomplish additional work assignments. <br />3. Whenever possible, the injured employee should perform components of the <br />original job or some other targeted job within his/her current physical abilities <br />and restrictions as listed by the medical provider. <br />C. All injured employees in the Transitional Duty Program will comply with all <br />personnel policies, procedures, and safe work practices. Employees are required <br />to follow all injury reporting policies and procedures. <br />D. Procedures to follow when returning an injured employee back to work through <br />the Transitional Duty Program. <br />1. The injured employee may go only to an approved medical care provider for <br />medical treatment. The employee may not select another doctor or specialist <br />on their own. Additional, necessary medical care will be coordinated by risk <br />management. <br />• <br />1-0 Transitional Duty Policy 3 <br />