Exposure Guidelines. Employees who present to work with a belief they may have been 17 exposed to COVID-19 through close contact exposure with a 18 symptomatic person(s) and are determined a high/medium risk by the 19 Employee Health or Infection Control Nurse(s) and yet are showing no 20 symptoms will be screened and monitored with temperature checks 21 twice daily and wear a mask in the performance of their duties while at 22 work. In consultation with designated hospital administrators, 23 asymptomatic staff will continue to work based upon available staffing 24 resources. 26 For fourteen days, employees need to ensure the employee health 27 nurse, or their designee is updated with temperature checks daily and 28 report any development of symptoms by phone or email. 29
Exposure Guidelines. A. Employees who present to work with a belief they may have been exposed to COVID-19 through close contact exposure with a symptomatic person(s) and are determined a high/medium risk by the Employee Health or Infection Control Nurse(s) and yet are showing no symptoms will be screened and monitored with temperature checks twice daily and wear a mask in the performance of their duties while at work. In consultation with designated hospital administrators, asymptomatic staff will continue to work based upon available staffing resources. For fourteen days, employees need to ensure the employee health nurse or their designee is updated with temperature checks daily and report any development of symptoms by phone or email.
B. Employees who are symptomatic (fever >100.4, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, body aches) should stay away from work until the symptoms subside for at least 24 hours without symptom altering medication or they present with a COVID NEGATIVE test result. These employees should notify the Employee Health, or Infection Control in the absence of Employee Health, for screening prior to returning to work. Earned leave (PTO) or Vacation and normal sick leave policies would apply.
I. Caregiver Testing: XxXxxxxx-Willamette caregivers who believe they may have been exposed to COVID-19 can be tested through the Employee Health Office after it is determined they meet the Employee Health protocol as defined by the Infectious Disease Practitioner’s guidance for appropriate testing. This testing shall be provided at no cost to the employee.
