Pace Employee Assistance Program

PACE
Performance and Achievement through Consultation and Education Employee Assistance Program

The PACE program at West Georgia Health System partners with businesses and industries in West Georgia and East Alabama to help them create a drug-free workplace and a safer, more productive workforce. PACE, an employee assistance program, offers companies and their employees confidential consultation and assistance to achieve a drug-free workplace through consultation, education and substance abuse screening.

The PACE package includes:

• Model policies and forms that companies can modify for their purposes, including:
  • a substance abuse policy
  • a letter to employees explaining the program
  • a pre-employment consent for testing
  • an active employee certificate of agreement to participate
  • return to work
• Training for supervisors and employees
• Posters
• Program information to distribute
• Substance abuse screening
• Consultation with managers regarding intervention
• Access to a dedicated 24-hour telephone consultation line
• Assessment of the employee's problem
• Referrals to appropriate treatment
• Follow-up for employee compliance
• Annual status and progress reports provided to each company.

With PACE, companies stand to realize not only a safer workplace, but also a healthier bottomline. The potential benefits include:

• worker's compensation discounts
• reduced worker's compensation claims
• reduced medical costs
• improved safety record
• increased productivity
• reduced absenteeism

PACE offers a way for companies to help their employees stay healthy and productive, therefore keeping their businesses strong and viable. If you would like to learn more about how PACE can make a difference in your workplace, please call (706) 812-2666 or to contact us by e-mail click here.