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City of Santa Ana Response to Request for Updated Scope of Work 15/31/18 <br />perform the essential functions of a jab with or without reasonable accommodation. <br />Occu-Med's IRTW Program will provide the City an effective method of managing the possible return to <br />work of employees who require a medical leave of absence due to injury or medical conditions, as well as <br />an Americans With Disabilities (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)-compliant <br />reasonable accommodation forum for engaging such employees. Occu-Med's IRTW Program is currently <br />in use by hundreds of municipalities, water agencies and fire districts. Occu-Med is uniquely positioned <br />to assist the City with human resources matters involving complex medical cases that require a prompt <br />and discerning assessment of the medical factors that may constitute a contraindication to an employee's <br />performing one or more of the essential functions of the his/her job. <br />Occu-Med's expert staff guarantees the quality and timeliness of its reports. Our experts range from <br />physicians, nurses, and physical therapists to legal and human resource professionals. It is through our <br />expert staff that a quality and consistent service is rendered. Occu-Med's staff and consulting physicians <br />as well as other medical providers represent a considerable breadth in various medical fields including: <br />Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Family Practice, Urology, Optometry, <br />Orthopaedic, Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Toxicology, Pathology, Psychiatry and <br />Psychology, as well as a consulting audiologist. Our staff and consulting medical providers ensure that <br />our recommendations are medically appropriate and employer oriented. Additionally, by maintaining <br />legal staff, our clients can be confident that our recommendations are also legally defensible. <br />Occu-Med's IRTW Program is ready to be implemented immediately as a turnkey model to the City. The <br />program is designed to provide the client with the information necessary to make an informed decision <br />regarding any employee's ability to safely perform the essential functions of his or her job by means of a <br />legally defensible recommendation. The IRTW Program strategically applies Occu-Med's medical and <br />legal expertise in order to render medical analysis and recommendations regarding the facts of an <br />evaluation while considering the applicable laws and regulations. Thus, we also render legally defensible <br />recommendations throughout the reasonable accommodation process. <br />The evaluation begins with an assessment of the factors causing the need for the evaluation. This process <br />is formally started by the submission of the requisition form. The requisition form requests the employee's <br />contact information, a job description and other peripheral information pertinent to the employee's <br />situation. The goals are to reduce risk through obtaining specific medical information to determine <br />111 occu-Med <br />25L-21 <br />