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K - Medical Services

City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał

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Pre-Placement Physical Examinations

Number: K-1

Revision: 1

Effective Date: 4-1-07

1.0 POLICY

ll applicants who are conditionally selected for benefit eligible positions or any safety-critical

positions will be required to have a physical examination prior to employment. Employees

who are promoted, transferred or demoted into safety-critical positions from non-safety-critical

positions will be required to have a pre-placement physical prior to placement. All applicants who

have been conditionally accepted and applied for a promotion, demotion, or transfer to a position

with significantly higher physical demands than their current positions will be required to have a

physical examination.

2.0 PURPOSE

he City is committed to a safe working environment and the requirement for pre-placement

physicals serves to assess potentially harmful health states, determine a prospective applicant’s

fitness for duty, and address any hazards to self, property, or others as it relates to the position

for which he has applied. The practices are guided by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission (EEOC), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Health and

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, and other applicable laws.

ity medical classifications are presented in this procedure for the purpose of assigning an

applicant to work within his capabilities and identify impairments and opportunities for

reasonable accommodations in the job vacancy for which he has applied.

3.0 SCOPE

This policy applies to all applicants who are conditionally selected for benefit eligible positions or any safety-

critical positions. This policy also applies to internal demotion, transfer and promotional applicants to safety-

critical positions.

See the appendix document, Safety Critical Positions on page 420.

4.0 DEFINITIONS

4.1

Benefit Eligible

- Full time and part time employees who are eligible for coverage and

participation in the City’s benefit programs in addition to legally mandated coverage.

See the appendix document, Position Types on page 414.

4.2

Other (Not Benefit Eligible) Employee

- An employee assigned to a position designated

roster (RP), seasonal temporary (ST), or special project (SP) who is eligible for salary and

mandated benefits only.

See the appendix document, Position Types on page 414.

4.3

Conditionally Selected Applicant

- An applicant for a City vacant position who

has been selected by the hiring official but whose selection is conditional pending medical