Screening COVID-19 Safety Measures

• Mask/face covering must be clean.
• The Health Center will supply masks for employees that do not have masks.
• Biometrics will be drawn out of the Health Center Lab. The waiting area seats will be at least six feet apart.
• Employees will pass through a temperature check station with an infrared thermometer and ensured employees have mask/face covering before entering the registration area.
• Employees will register and be directed to the Lab waiting area.

Symptoms

Participants will be asked the following questions at the time of registration and again at the time of their appointment. If a participants answers “Yes” to any of the below questions, they will not be permitted to have a biometric screening done at that time:

• Within the past seven days, have you had any of these symptoms:
  • Fever >100.4
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath
  • Chills
  • Unexplained muscle pain
  • Sore throat
  • New loss of taste or smell
• Within the last 14 days, have you traveled internationally?
• Within the last 14 days, have you had unprotected contact (without a mask with a person with confirmed or suspected Coronavirus, or have you tested positive?

Biometric Screening

Participants will be paired with one TriHealth staff member who will conduct all biometric screening components: blood pressure and biometric blood draw.

• Each biometric screening appointment should last approximately 15 minutes.
• If there are multiple screeners, appointment start times will be staggered in order to reduce the amount of people gathering at the registration station at one time.
  • No walk in appointments will be allowed. All appointments should be scheduled ahead of time.
  • Participants must show up at the time of their screening in order to be seen/ensure physical distancing.
• Each screening station will be equipped with hand sanitizer and cavi wipes.
• The entire screening station including all instruments used during the biometric screening will be disinfected between employees.
• Employees will exit out of the clinic through the north doors to prevent contact with incoming employees and to ensure strict social distancing.