Kern Medical New Associate Orientation Guide

Issuance of Company Property

Identification/Access Badges

Upon the start of employment, every member will be provided with an identification badge. All members of the hospital staff and volunteer services are required to wear their identification badge at all times while on duty. Badges must be visibly worn above the waist and include the employee’s photograph, name, classification, and/or home department. If lost, replacement badges will be provided at a specified cost per badge.

You can reference the Identification/Access Badges Policy HRM-HR-404.00 for more in depth information.

Pager and Cellular Phone Usage Pager a ccess is assigned based on an employee’s need for two -way communication deemed necessary by a department head. Lost or damaged pagers will be replaced the first occurrence at the expense of the employee’s department . Subsequent loss or damaged pagers will result in a replacement charge to the employee per pager. Usage of cellular phones must be certified each month by the employee to identify any personal call usage. If the cellular phone becomes lost or damaged due to the employee’s own negligence, it is the employee’s responsibility to replace or repair the item at his/her own expense.

You can reference the Pager and Cellular Telephone Usage Policy ISD-IM-300 for more in depth information.

Key and Lock Control Policy Key requests are submitted to the Engineering Department via Department Manager. Lost, damaged, or stolen keys are to be reported to the Engineering Department immediately. All Kern Medical property must be turned in at the end of the last day of employment to avoid charges for lost property/equipment.

You can reference the Key and Lock Control Program Policy ADM-EC-708 for more in depth information.

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