Screening for Covid 19-Symptoms

Policy

To ensure proper screening, with the information provided, regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus).

1. Understands the need to screen individuals visiting the facility for fever, respiratory symptoms, history of travel to high-risk places and/or contact/exposure to individuals with symptoms or history of travel to high-risk places.

2. Demonstrates ability to explain to individuals visiting the facility the need to screen for fever, respiratory symptoms, history of travel to high-risk places and/or contact/exposure to individuals with symptoms or history of travel to high-risk places.

3. Understands/demonstrates use of infection control requirements for cleaning the temp scanner before and after its use. Able to verbalize to individuals visiting the facility the importance of infections contraol practices (i.e., hand hygiene, cough etiquette, etc.)

4. Dremonstrates use of temp scanner to obtain temperature of inviduals visiting the facility. Understands that fever is a temp reading above 100.4F.

5. Demonstrates knowledge of documentation requirements when utilizing the Visitor Screening Tool for individuals visiting the facility.

6. Demonstrates ability to politely not allow visitors entry into the facility if screening criteria not met, and explains why the visitor is not allowed entry into the facility.

7. Able to find assistance and resouces if conerns/issues arise pertaining to individuals visiting the facility.