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What are return-to-work programs and tasks
A successful return-to-work program requires options available at the workplace that enable an injured worker to safely return to work in a timely manner.
Return-to-work programs:
- May involve transitional duties or a gradual return-to-work progression
- Are guided by timelines established with a physician, taking the worker's capabilities and medical restrictions into account
- Have an established start and end
- Are temporary
- Are meaningful and productive
- Are designed to help return an injured worker to regular full-time duties in a safe and productive manner
- Allow the injured worker to return to the job site for partial days, gradually working up to full-time hours
- Offer graduated hours of transitional or regular duties
- Can combine offsite treatment with transitional or regular duties
WorkSafeBC nurse advisors are available to monitor the progress of the worker and make recommendations to the case manager or entitlement officer regarding the transition to full-time hours, ensuring an effective transition.