Pre-Employment Assessments by Registered Nurses

Conduct Physical Assessments For Australia's Biggest Workplaces

Are you a nurse looking for additional casual work, or exhausted from the heavy acute workplace grind in the hospitals? Having led the HR function for one of Australia's biggest Pre-Employment Assessment companies, I can help connect you to stimulating work across the country in a corporate environment conducting sophisticated assessments as to physical suitability of potential new hires to Australia's workplaces. Call/contact Geoff Martin at GeoffMartin@ThinkBigCareers.com or 0422 001 955.

All About Pre-Employment Assessments

Pre-employment medical assessment services are widely used by organisations from industry sectors including utilities, local government, logistics, manufacturing, health and aged care, construction, logistics, renewable energy, transport, professional services and labour hire.

A pre-employment assessment is an evaluation of an individual’s physical capacity to safely perform the demands of a certain job. The following is one example of a typical assessment:

Questionnaire – this is a physical activity readiness questionnaire which ascertains whether the candidate is fit to perform a functional. Indicators include whether the candidate is currently experiencing chest pain, dizziness or other health concerns that may preclude them from testing.

Height, Weight, BMI and Blood Pressure.

Grip Strength – grip strength is measured in kilograms with both left and right hands tested. The result is dependent on the candidate’s biological gender and is compared to the grip strength norms for their age.

Musculoskeletal Special Tests.

Postural Tolerances – maintaining a (balanced) kneel and squat for 30 seconds or greater.

Cardiovascular Fitness Step Test – 3 minutes with a step height of 30.5cm.

Lifting – floor to shoulder (4 reps).

Carrying – waist to waist (2 reps x 20m).