Functional capacity assessments. In person, physio-led, integrated.

A functional capacity assessment, also known as a functional capacity evaluation, is an in-person, structured evaluation of a person’s ability to safely perform the physical demands of a specific role: lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling, reaching, postural tolerances and mobility, measured against the role’s documented inherent requirements. Where an online medical assesses health history and capacity, a functional capacity assessment measures actual physical performance, conducted by qualified clinicians in a physio-led clinic.

When a Medrisk assessment identifies or flags functional risk, in-person functional capacity assessments are requested in two clicks. The platform pushes the integrated risk flags with the referral, so the assessing clinician knows exactly which demands of the role to test before the candidate walks in. No re-briefing a provider by phone, no PDF attachments, no candidate re-telling their history. Employers can also trigger a functional capacity assessment outright for physically demanding roles, from the same platform, in the same two clicks.

Medrisk is integrated with Australia’s largest physio-led clinic network, giving candidates access to more than 70 locations across metro, regional and remote Australia. Every clinic assesses to the same digital protocol, with findings entered digitally at the point of assessment rather than transcribed from paper afterwards. The result an employer in Perth sees is built the same way as the one in Townsville: consistent, comparable and immediately available.

A standalone provider returns a report to an inbox. Medrisk returns structured results into the candidate’s assessment record, where functional performance sits alongside the medical picture and the documented role profile. Functional capacity is one part of a role-specific assessment, initiated and resulted in one connected platform. Commonly requested alongside a pre-employment medical or a fitness for work assessment.