Temp Assignment Employees Policies and Procedures
In accepting a Temporary assignment,
all Lab Force employees agree to the following policies and procedures:
EMPLOYMENT
Remember that you are a LAB FORCE employee. Your introduction to our customers through the completion of your assignments are managed by your LAB FORCE Staff Coordinator.
ATTENDANCE
• Be on time for your assignment.
• 48 hours’ notice is required if you cannot complete
a given assignment.
• 24 hours’ notice is required if you cannot complete
a particular day’s shift.
• Notify your supervisor or department if your attendance will
be interrupted or delayed.
• Notify your Staff Coordinator at LAB FORCE if your attendance
will be interrupted or delayed.
• Failure to follow these directives may jeopardize the continuation
of your assignment.
HIPAA AND JCAHO STANDARDS
All Lab Force Services Temporary
Assignment Employees will render care in accordance with the ethical
and professional standards, policies and procedures, all applicable
statutes and regulations, including but not limited to the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the
requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations (“JCAHO”) and other regulatory agencies
to which our customers are subject.
All Lab Force Services Temporary Assignment Employees will respect the confidential nature of all PHI (Personal Health Information) relating to patients. Including the time that said information is in the control of LFS employee and shall exercise reasonable and appropriate care that the security, integrity and confidentiality of the information is not breeched. In no circumstances is a LFS employee authorized to remove any medical record from a customer site. Further, Lab Force Employees shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations governing confidentiality, use and disclosure requirements of the federal, State and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to those provisions concerning HIV/AIDS-related information of AIDS and Immunodeficiency Virus and HIPAA.
All Lab Force Services Temporary
Assignment Employees warrant that they have not been excluded from
participation in federal health care programs.
UNLAWFUL HARASSMENT
It is LAB Force’s
intention to maintain a work environment free from all forms of discrimination
and harassment, including sexual harassment. If you believe you have
been subjected to harassment you should contact LAB FORCE
SERVICES central offices immediately. All complaints will
be investigated and treated with the utmost confidentiality. Violations
of this policy by LAB FORCE SERVICES employees will
result in discipline up to and including discharge.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
It is the policy of LAB
FORCE SERVICES that the use, possession, transfer or sale
of illegal drugs or controlled substances by Temporary Assignment
Employees is prohibited. Consequences may include disciplinary actions,
up to and including termination. Alcohol and drug testing may include
pre-employment, upon reasonable suspicion, for cause, post accident,
randomly, periodically or at the request of the customer.
CONFIDENTIALITY
As a LAB FORCE
employee on “Temporary” assignment to our Customers, you
will be exposed to both technical and non-technical information; business
methods and practices; pricing, medical records and other such information
not generally available to the public. All LAB FORCE SERVICES
Temporary Assignment Employees agree to keep secure and confidential
any proprietary (technical and non-technical) information either during
or subsequent to employment.
I understand the above policies and procedures, and accept
them as a condition of my employment by Lab Force Services.