Same requirements for temps and employees.

 

The titres can be old and the IGRA must be within past 6 months or we redo the IGRA here prior to start date.

 

Wendy Thanassi MA, MD

National Project Lead, Tuberculosis

Office of Patient Care Services, Occupational Health 10P4Z

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington, DC 20420

 

Chief, Occupational Health

3801 Miranda Avenue

Palo Alto VAHCS

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Wendy.Thanassi@va.gov

650-493-5000 x 65214

 

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Philip Adamo
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 11:01 AM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [MCOH-EH] Agency Nurses

 

same here

 

Philip Adamo, M.D

 

Baystate Health

On Jul 13, 2016, at 3:27 PM, April Tainter <April.Tainter@thedacare.org> wrote:

 

Same here.

 

April Tainter RN

Employee Health Nurse

 

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ThedaCare Medical Centers-Shawano/New London/Waupaca

P 715-701-0168

F 715-524-9983

 

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Sampson, Deborah
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 2:24 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Angency Nurses

 

We require of Temps/locums exactly what we require of employees. TB, UDS, Immunity to MMRVz, HepB (or declination) and recent Tdap/TD. UDS must be done and results received prior to starting work and no older than 14 days from start date.

Deb

 

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Merz, Linda
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 3:19 PM
To: 'mcoh-eh@mylist.net'
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Angency Nurses

 

We are going to bring in some agency nurses to help with staffing shortages.  How do you handle these individuals for onboarding?  Besides proof of vaccination history, do you do ppd’s and drug screens on them or do you  utilize the documentation from the agency?  Are there time limits on when the drug screen or ppd should be repeated at your facility?

 

Thank you,

 

Linda Merz, M(ASCP)CM, MLT, CIC

Manager, Infection Prevention & Control/

Employee Health & Wellness

314.525.1207

 

If you could see the germs, you’d wash your hands

 

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