Employee Illness Return to Work
Good morning! In full effort to ensure all staff are working and not being held up by OH over the holiday weekends, please utilize the below guidance for return to work for illness.
Employees calling in with symptoms need to remain off. They must be symptom free without the use of any fever reducing meds for 48 hours to RTW. Attached is a symptom monitoring log we have provided to all staff call ins. They are being told to document on the last 2 pages and return the form to show they have been symptom free. Please have them call OH so we can track them until they RTW.
Anyone with an exposure (cohabitant/community/work that is fully vaccinated and NOT having symptoms. Can work but must document for 14 days from the date of exposure and turn the log to OH. If at any time they become symptomatic they will need to remain home. Again have them call to report to OH.
Non vaccinated staff exposure must quarantine for 14 days from the date of last contact. (need to complete symptom monitoring form all 14 days and call OH)
Any employee that tests positive (mild to moderate symptoms) must quarantine for 10 days from symptom onset AND until at least 48 hours have passed since symptom free. (need to complete symptom monitoring form and call OH)
You can View & Print the CoVID Symptom Monitoring Log. All staff must call OH and provide the CoVID Symptom Monitoring Log to clear to RTW as all of these cases are tracked and must be reported to multiple entities. Please send all returned symptom logs to OH via fax/interdepartmental mail/ email/ or under the HR door.
You can View & Print the Ill/Travel Questionnaire that may assist supervisors/charge staff in the process as all this is needed for reporting purposes. In urgent situations the HS has my contact info or I am also on Tiger Text.
Wishing everyone a very blessed Christmas! Thank you for all you do!
Janelle Hesse, RN, BSN | Manager, Occupational Health
