Businesses in virtually every sector struggle to fill open positions, and they leave no stone unturned to locate skilled applicants. Once you’ve found the right people, you want to put them to work right away! In addition to providing discreet and confidential drug and alcohol screenings, our team at First Choice offers pre-employment physicals by appointment.
An employer recently contacted us to perform a reasonable suspicion test on one of their employees. One of the employer’s supervisors had attended our Reasonable Suspicion Training Class and was equipped with the knowledge of how to spot the signs and symptoms of an impaired employee.
As we teach in the class, the employer had the employee escorted to the clinic. You should never allow an employee you believe might be impaired drive themselves to the clinic. Doing so is a safety hazard to the public and could be a huge liability to the employer if the employee harms someone on their way to the clinic. You’d be surprised how many employees arrive at our clinic drunk, having driven themselves there on the directions of their employers – it happens several times a year.
Every successful business needs a great team to run its daily operations, and finding and retaining great talent is always challenging. It’s important to offer a competitive salary and great benefits for your open positions, and you should create concise job listings that encourage highly qualified candidates to apply. But once the applications and resumes start coming in, you still have a lot of work to do. Resumes present an idealized picture of your candidate’s employment history, and a job interview is never enough time to get to know anyone. That’s where we come in!
Business owners and managers have a fiduciary duty to protect company assets, and it’s just as important for a small business as it is for a large corporation. A small company has to count on a core group of dedicated employees who are prepared to pull together, and every team member must wear many hats. That’s why it’s so important to hire drug-free employees. People who abuse illegal recreational drugs are statistically more likely to be involved in workplace accidents or steal, and they’re also likely to call in sick and be late for work more often. When you’re interested in running a drug-free workplace, our team at First Choice is here to help!