Modified or Light duty?

[dma13]

Planning to return to work after a 4 month leave of absence due to personal injury. Although the bone in the foot has healed, I am still having some muscle and tendon strain underneath my foot when walking for prolonged periods of time. I will see my doctor tomorrow for check up and discuss returning to work, but not sure if it's a good idea to return to full duty if the strain feeling is there.

I think a few weeks of modified duty or desk job might be safer for me while I continue to do physical therapy.

My concern with this is will my workplace allow modified duty if my injury was not work related?

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

Depends on the facility's policies. Mine is light duty only for OTJ injuries. You will need to ask your HR department.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Not Likely.

As your injury is not work-related, your workplace is not obligated to provide modified duty positions.

[Sour Lemon]

My job will not allow any nurse to work with any medical restriction- at all.