The Division of Employee Health provides services to the Employees of East Carolina University in the following areas:
- Screening and immunizations to meet OSHA and other requirements (mainly for health care workers).
- Medical evaluations for infectious exposures.
- Medical evaluation and treatment for work-related illness, injuries or other exposures.
Injuries at Work:
Return to Work/Fit for Duty Evaluations:
There are situations when an ECU supervisor may desire to obtain our medical opinion:
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Is an employee capable of performing their ECU occupational duties based on their personal health status either physical or mental?
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How can a work restriction imposed by an employee’s personal physician can be met at ECU?
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Can an employee who has been out of work with significant or a prolonged illness safely return to work? Or a supervisor may be concerned that the employee is not able to perform their expected job duties based on observation of deteriorating performance, a pattern of erratic attendance, or other indicator that suggests a change in health status impacting work performance.
In such cases a fit for duty or return to work evaluation may be requested by the supervisor. A Human Resources Employee Relations Specialist should be consulted whenever such an evaluation is contemplated to ensure that ECU policies regarding leave time, FMLA and short or long-term disability are followed. The supervisor should contact the Employee Health physician to provide information about their observations and concerns. A copy of the employee’s job description will be needed to compare the expected occupational demands with their current capabilities.
If the employee’s return to work or continued presence in the workplace could create a health risk for themselves or others, they should not return until cleared. (Administrative leave may be granted to complete this evaluation process, at the discretion of the supervisor and the Human Resources Employee Relations Specialist.) If the employee is found to be medically unable to perform their occupational duties, they will be referred to their personal physician for treatment; ECU leave and/or disability policies will govern time away from work. After treatment resolves or improves the condition and the employee’s personal physician certifies that they may return to work, the employee will be re-evaluated by ECU Employee Health to verify fitness for duty and safe return to work. See the 2008 Human Resources document Employee Resources Program for more information.
Human Blood/Body Fluid Exposure:
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Report Immediately!
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If source patient is HIV positive, preventive treatment should be given as soon as possible, or within 24 hours.
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Call 744-2070, or 744-3545 during normal work hours (8-5).
After-Hours Exposure at ECU:
Step #1: - Risk Assessment
Have the clinic attending physician or head nurse fill out the Risk Assessment Referral Form. If there is a history of HIV infection of significant risk factors you may be be referred to the Emergency Department.
Step #2: - Bloodwork
The clinic personnel needs to obtain bloodwork on the source patient (HIV, Hep B Surface Antigen and Antibody, Hep C Antibody and RPR).
Step #3: - Report to Employee Health
Report to Employee Health as soon as possible the next working day between 8am - 5pm.
After-Hours Exposure at PCMH:
Training and Education
We offer training information and resources for employee health which can be found in our Employee Health section of our training and education webpage.
Forms & Documents
A full listing of our employee health forms and documents can be found in our Employee Health of our forms and documents webpage.
