Workforce Health and Safety – Expedited Care for House Staff

• NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
  GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
  TITLE: WORKFORCE HEALTH AND SAFETY – EXPEDITED CARE FOR HOUSE STAFF

POLICY:

Members of the house staff who need non-emergent, non-routine health care, will be expedited through the Occupational Health Service in the following manner:

Call ahead (CPMC 305-7590; NY Weill 746-4370) to the front desk at WHS to schedule an immediate or same day appointment, or one for another time if you choose.

The receptionist will ask for your social security number or medical record number to begin pre-registration and chart preparation. When you arrive at the clinic at the appointed time, alert the front desk of your arrival.

The receptionist will notify the nursing staff of your arrival and arrange for you to be seen by the next available provider.

If you need on-going or complex care, WHS will help you arrange an appointment with your private physician or help you find a private physician if you do not already have one.

Medical care delivered in WHS that is not work-related will be communicated to your private doctor (with appropriate consent) for purposes of continuity of care.

Please call Bernadette Miles, RN (CPMC 305-7581) or Linda Fuentes, RN (NY Weill 746-4375) with any questions.

If you have problems with this system, please contact the GME office for assistance.

Approved by GMEC: September 2008
Approved by The Medical Board: May 2010