Posted: June 9, 2021
With the recent change to optional mask wearing, the College is ending the use of the COVID-19 Employee Health Screening form, replacing it with the COVID-19 Employee Reporting and Information Guide. HR has also updated the COVID-19 Employee Protocols. We are updating the Volunteer protocols similarly. As before, the College continues to encourage that employees follow the CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19.
The updated COVID-19 Employee Reporting process is detailed below and is listed in the Guide (attached):
Northwest College COVID-19 Employee Reporting and Information Guide
For COVID-19 related illness or exposure, employees are expected to follow NWC COVID-19 protocols and the directives of your medical provider, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Wyoming Department of Health, and the Park County Health Department.
Employee Reporting Requirements:
If you test positive for COVID-19 and must self-isolate,
A. Contact HR/Payroll and provide your dates of isolation (Jill Anderson - 307.754.6401 or Tracy Gasaway - 307.754.6107)
B. If you had Close Contact with a employee, student, or volunteer, contact HR (Jill - 307.754.6401 or Tracy - 307.754.6107) and provide HR with the names of the employee, student, and/or volunteer with whom you had close contact. HR will follow the CDC guidance to provide these individuals with the “What to do if you are exposed to COVID-19” information https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/public-health-recommendations.html
C. Contact your supervisor to discuss your individual work assignment, options to telework, and/or coverage if needed. Reasonable accommodations may be available for you if you cannot work on campus/on site due to medically related COVID-19 issues.
D. You may return to work when you no longer have symptoms of COVID-19 and you have completed your isolation period.
If you must quarantine* due to exposure to COVID-19,
A. Contact HR/Payroll and provide your recommended dates of quarantine (Jill - 307.754.6401 or Tracy - 307.754.6107)
B. Contact your supervisor to discuss your individual work assignment, options to telework, and/or coverage if needed. Reasonable accommodations may be available for you if you cannot work on campus/on site due to medically related COVID-19 issues.
C. You may return to work when your recommended quarantine period* has been met. *For recommended quarantine periods, refer to your health providers directives or go to the CDC’s website at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html
*Updated CDC Guidance 3/6/2021: Except in certain circumstances, people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. However, the following people with recent exposure may NOT need to quarantine:
CDC Updated Guidance https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact
Resource Links
Park County Health Department: http://www.parkcounty.us/coronavirus.html
Wyoming Department of Health: https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit/disease/novel-coronavirus/
Center for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/about-covid-19.html
Should you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Jill