"HITEQ developed a series of eLearning modules for new staff that focus on Health IT and the Triple Aim, but provide a good deal of health center context as well:"
To differentiate between different classifications of employees for purposes of determining benefits, eligibility for overtime pay, and other issues.
To outline procedures for discipline and / or termination of employees.
To maintain a safe work environment free of controlled substances.
To delineate the procedures for court appearances by employees.
To maintain confidentiality of corporate and programmatic information.
To allow leave time for employees to attend funerals of immediate family members.
To guide corporate response in the event that one of its representatives, is served with a court order in the form of subpoena, search warrant, or writ of attachment.
To ensure a consistent process for the selection of new staff members.
To outline the guidelines for employee workday schedules and breaks.
To provide guidance for employees needing to travel to conduct business.
To delineate the types of unpaid leave that employees may use.
To provide guidelines for employees resigning.
To allow employees time to vote in national and local elections
To delineate policies for wage increases, bonuses, and promotions.
To insure that anyone filing a complaint concerning a suspected ethics violation pertaining to acts in good faith
To avoid impropriety, or the perception of impropriety, as the result of accepting gifts from individuals or organizations.
To provide information about past employment with to new or prospective employers.
To clarify staff responsibilities about mandatory reporting of abuse of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.
To clarify procedures for payroll and reporting hours.
To delineate the acceptable and unacceptable personal uses of resources.
To maintain comprehensive, organized personnel files for all staff members.
To maintain a professional business atmosphere.
To provide employees with funds for Professional Development and continuing education.
To delineate the deductions which are made from employee paychecks.
To provide employees with a process for receiving regular feedback about their performance and to provide a standardized way for employees to make plans for their professional development.
To maintain status as an independent, non-partisan organization.
To comply with state unemployment and workers’ compensation insurance laws.