Exposures and Injuries during work Sample Clauses

Exposures and Injuries during work. Trainees exposed to either infectious or environmental hazards, including needle sticks during work, require immediate assessment and should report to the hospital occupational or employee health office unless otherwise directed. Standard hospital protocols, including reporting of incident should be followed. HIV prophylaxis may need to be considered depending on the circumstances of exposure. After hours, the trainee should report to Urgent Care or the Emergency Department for treatment. For other types of injury occurring at work, the trainee should seek medical attention appropriate to the level of injury. ~ Clinical site should verify that appropriate test order set has been submitted for the source patient (for blood and bodily fluid exposures from patient). ~ All injuries and exposures should be reported to Amerisys as soon as possible or within 24 hours at 000-000-0000. Amerisys is the UCF Workers Compensation carrier and is responsible for claims for injuries; the trainee should not supply personal health insurance information for work related injuries. The hospital GME office, the DIO office and the program director and coordinator should be notified within 24 hours if there is consideration of worker's compensation claim. The program coordinator will work with the trainee to complete necessary paperwork and reporting to Amerisys; additionally, the GME office at each hospital will have a listing of local clinics for any follow-up care. The report of injury for compensation can be found at xxxx://xx.xxx.xxx/files/New_First_Report_Of_Injury_Form.pdf Sample Contract ~ The trainee should follow-up appropriate for any work-related injury or exposures and will be granted leave from clinical duties for this purpose. ~ Additional information on how to handle needle sticks and exposure to blood borne pathogens can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/niosh/topics/bbp/emergnedl.html.