Kern Medical New Associate Orientation Guide

Code of Conduct and Business Ethics

All employees are required to follow the Code of Conduct and conduct themselves in an ethical manner.

The Code of Conduct describes what is expected of all employees in terms of ethical conduct and what appropriate and inappropriate behaviors are.

Definitions

Acceptable Behavior

Behavior that is inaccordance with, consistent with and/or supports the mission, vision, business and ethics practices, and governing policies and procedures of Kern Medical and other regulatory agencies and which comports with the written behavioral guidelines published in Kern Medical Policies and the EmployeeGuide.

Conflict of Interest

A situation in which a person, such as a public official, an employee, or a professional has a private or personal interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of his or her official duties.

Disruptive Behavior

Any behavior manifested through personal interaction (i.e., electronic, e-mail, telephonic, recorded, etc.), with physicians, hospital personnel, health care professionals, patients, family members, or others, which interferes with patient care or could reasonably be expected to interfere with the process of delivering quality care.

Inappropriate Behavior

Behavior that is not in accordance, inconsistent or does not support the mission, vision, business and ethics practices, and governing policies and procedures of Kern Medical and other regulatory agencies and which does NOT comport with the written behavioral guidelines published in Kern Medical Policies and the EmployeeGuide.

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