Employee Handbook - Baptist Memorial Online

In addition to the above policy regarding solicitation and distribution,the following policy applies to employee access on Baptistpremises:• Nonsupervisory employees may not enter immediate patientcare areas more than 20 minutes before the start of any scheduledshift and must leave immediate patient care areas no laterthan 20 minutes after the conclusion of their shifts unless otherwiseauthorized by an appropriate supervisor.Violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to andincluding termination of employment. The complete Solicitation,Distribution, and Access Policy is available from an employee’smanager, human resources or on Baptist’s intranet site.Employee Conduct/Disciplinary StandardsEmployees are expected to demonstrate the highest level of professionalismin all interactions with patients, physicians, customers,co-workers, and the community. Baptist, like mostorganizations, recognizes the need for the development and implementationof formalized policies that address operationalworkplace issues. Baptist requires employees to comply with allsuch policies, including but not limited to Baptist’s Performanceand Conduct Expectations Policy, which is available from employees’managers, human resources or on Baptist’s intranet site.Baptist employees are expected to be familiar with and complywith all such performance and conduct expectations.In situations where employee conduct or actions are inconsistentwith performance standards or in conflict with established policiesor practices, corrective action may be necessary. In most instances,disciplinary action involves a combination of steps,which may include verbal or written warnings, suspension, a finalwritten warning, and even termination of employment. Each levelof discipline is designed to be corrective rather than punitive toprovide the employee time to resolve deficiencies. Baptist reservesthe right to make disciplinary determinations in the bestinterest of the Organization, foregoing multiple steps of disciplinedepending on the seriousness/severity of the infraction.Management, in collaboration with human resources, is accountablefor investigating each situation on a case-by-case basis todetermine the most appropriate course of action. This may requirea suspension pending investigation so management has56