[MCOH-EH] Mandatory Flu Policy

[Kathy.Dayvault at dekalbmedical.org]

We require all employees to have a flu shot.

They can exempt for the following reasons:
Valid religious exemption which requires a letter from their religious 
leader
Valid Medical exemption: completed by a health care provider. Valid 
reasons are: severe allergy to eggs (not rash), Guillain - Barre' Syndrome

We do not require employees to wear masks because they did not get a flu 
shot. We do ask visitors and employees to wear a mask if they have cold 
symptoms, are coughing or are running a temp. We have stations set out 
through the hospital with masks and hand sanitizer no touch dispensers.

We start giving flu vaccines 10/1 but hit the high risk units by going to 
their department: ED, ICU, Mother/Baby Labor and delivery. We do not have 
a peds unit.

The employee has until 12/28 to get this completed.

Disciplinary action is a step process:
counseling
verbal warning
written warning
final written warning
termination.

Kathy Dayvault, RN, BSN, MPH, COHN-S/CM
 Manager, Occupational Health and Safety 
 WorksWell Onsite
 Dekalb Medical  2701 North Decatur Road
 Decatur, GA 30033
ph: 404.501.4972 Fax:404-501-2045
kathy.dayvault at dekalbmedical.org




From:   "Kanchan Dibert" <Kanchan.Dibert at caromonthealth.org>
To:     <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>, 
Date:   05/20/2016 08:26 AM
Subject:        [MCOH-EH] Mandatory Flu Policy
Sent by:        "MCOH-EH" <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net>



List,
My hospital is making the transition to mandatory flu vaccination. Would 
anyone be willing to share your policy for disciplinary action and how you 
enforce it, especially for physicians? Also, do you require mask 
compliance for those who are not immunized? Do you require vaccination by 
Dec. 1st, Dec. 15th, Jan 1st?
 
Thank you!
Kanchan

Kanchan P. Dibert MD
Medical Director, CaroMont Occupational Medicine and Employee Health
2555 Court Drive, Suite 120
Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone: 704.834.3070
Fax: 704.834. 3073
kanchan.dibert at caromonthealth.org
caromonthealth.org
 
 
 


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