Just out of curiosity I see a lot of police surgeon placards from various agencies on POV. What exactly is a police surgeon? Is it what the name implies like a city coroner or something?
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They are medical doctors that work for the NYPD. Their job is to determine an officers fitness for duty after reporting sick for an injury or illness. The NYPD has an unlimited sick policy(which is not really unlimited) instead of workmans comp. There are pros and cons to the policy. the pro is you collect your full salary while on sick report(this applies to off duty injuries also). The cons are they can tell you where and when you have to work. The Police surgeon holds the equated rank of Police Inspector. Run afoul of one and you'll regret it. I know guys that have been fired as a result of run ins with a police surgeon.
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Originally posted by BNWS View PostThey are medical doctors that work for the NYPD. Their job is to determine an officers fitness for duty after reporting sick for an injury or illness. The NYPD has an unlimited sick policy(which is not really unlimited) instead of workmans comp. There are pros and cons to the policy. the pro is you collect your full salary while on sick report(this applies to off duty injuries also). The cons are they can tell you where and when you have to work. The Police surgeon holds the equated rank of Police Inspector. Run afoul of one and you'll regret it. I know guys that have been fired as a result of run ins with a police surgeon.
1. So youll have to go to this "police surgeon" even if you have a cold and feel better? any and every illness?
and 2.
Why is it not -really- unlimited sick leave?NYPD Exam 4324
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In the NYPD there are 2 types of sick administrative and regular sick. Administrative sick allows you to go sick for two days w/o having to report to the police surgeons office. Adminitrative sick has to approved by first a supervisor from your command and then the sick desk, either one can deny you based your sick record or if major events or holidays are taking place. If denied you can either head into work or choose regular sick. Regular sick requires you to report to your district surgeon(a police surgeon) the day after you report sick. When you sit down with the surgeon you will explain whats wrong and he/she will tell you when to report to work and at what capacity. This goes for everything from the sniffles, broken bones gunshot wounds to cancer and everything in between.
Its not really unlimited because after a certain amount of time if you are not able to perform the duties of police officer the department will move to get you off the job.
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Thank god for unlimited sick.
There are guys who have battled cancer and other ailments while on the unlimited sick schedule.
Is it 100%? No. But I would not have it any other way. As with everything there are stipulations and rules.
If you don't know yet, the nypd patrol guide is over 2200 pages long, not including another several hundred in the administrative guide and other procedure books out there for the executive staff.
There are a lot of rules and regulations on the job, it's not all a cake walk.Captain Square Badge, reporting for duty!.
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Originally posted by New-York-Cityian View PostHmm I never knew that, the nypd makes it seem so attractive having "unlimited sick pay" on thier benefits page. Interesting none the less thanks for the answer!
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Workers comp limits your chiropractic visits and other doctor visits. It's not an unlimited amount of visits for physical therapy either. Everything has to be ran through workers comp and proper nypd channels for approval.
This goes for accidents, slip falls, injuries that require physical therapy and chiropractic visits to get you 100%.
So therefor it comes out of workers comp. not medical.Captain Square Badge, reporting for duty!.
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