New Hire Orientation 2021

Issuance of Company Property

Identification/Badge Access Upon the start of employment every member will be provided with identification badge. All members of 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 the cost of $10.00 per badge. You can reference the Identification/Access Badges Policy through the Kern Advance Intranet for more in depth information. Pager and Cellular Phone Usage Access is assigned based on an employee’s need for two-way communication deemed necessary by a department head. Pager and cellular phone usage master list is maintained by the Information Systems/ Communications Department. Lost or damaged pagers will be replaced the first occurrence at the Department’s cost. Subsequent loss or damaged pagers will result in a replacement charge to the employee of $50.00 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. More in depth information can be referenced through the Pager and Cellular Telephone Usage Policy located on the Kern Advance Intranet page. 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. To view more information about Kern Medical’s Lock and Control program you can view the entire policy on the Kern Advance Intranet page.

All Kern Medical Property will need to be turned in at the end of the last day of employment to avoid charges for lost property/equipment.

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