[MCOH-EH] EXTERNAL: Re: Fit Testing

[Nikki Ripplinger]

        We are a critical access rural hospital.  I am the Infection Prevetionist and Employee Health Nurse.  I complete new employee fit testing at new employee orientation.  We complete the entire staff fit testing during International Infection Prevention Week every October.  I have two nurses trained to help me during that week.  I have to keep the records in their employee health files.

Thank you,

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Schweitzer, Kit
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 9:56 AM
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Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [MCOH-EH] Fit Testing

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We have an internal respiratory team that works out of Employee Health. It includes a program manager, and 2 MA’s. We FIT test the majority of our staff, at hire and annually on their birth month.
We have a separate small office dedicated to annual FIT testing, making appts in Bookings app.
have 2 FIT testing stations in Employee Health for new hire FIT testing and annual FIT testing. We have an Employee Health coordinator/receptionist, that does the majority of our new hires after the RN sees them for onboarding.
We have the 2 MA’s at another location every Monday morning to FIT test onboarding traveler’s, they go to the orientation and do it there.
We go out to our other smaller facilities several days per month for annual testing, 2 outlying small hospitals.

We use portacounts machines for FIT testing.

We really kicked this off at beginning of COVID when our facility was majority PAPR trained, very few FIT tested. We used a vendor to help catch us up out of Washington. And we had additional 2 travelers (as well as present team) to help us get up to speed fast. We haven’t used the vendor since mid 2020 and traveler’s ended about 9 months ago.

It's a big scope of work, we have about 6000 employees, plus many Locums, travelers, students and contracted employees.

Thank you.

Kit Schweitzer, RN, BSN, COHN  |  Employee Health Nurse |  Employee Health Oregon Network
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From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net<mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net>> On Behalf Of Charles Hackett
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 7:10 AM
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] Fit Testing

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Who is responsible for fit testing within your organization?
Do you outsource to a vendor? If so, who do you use?
If internal, what resources are dedicated to the program?
As always
Thank you
Charlie
Charles D Hackett, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Employee and Occupational Health, Lifespan
Chief Community and Family Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Brown University
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