Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Guidance
COVID-19 Guidelines
UTHSC personnel and visitors are expected to comply with public health guidelines for the management of COVID-19 issued by federal, state, and local public health agencies. Guidelines as applicable to UTHSC personnel on campus are summarized below.
1. Staying at home (isolating), getting tested, and wearing a well-fitting mask remain effective measures that may impact how fast the virus spreads, how severely our own day-to-day activities are affected, and how comfortable immunocompromised and otherwise vulnerable individuals can live among us.
2. Vaccination: Personnel are encouraged to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to stay up-to-date with boosters as recommended by the CDC. Information regarding vaccinations is available from the CDC.
3. Individuals experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020) or other potentially transmissible illness should not come to campus and are encouraged to stay at home.
4. If you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, have symptoms or have tested positive, please check the current CDC Calculator for Isolation and Exposure.
5. All students and employees are encouraged to get tested if they have had a close contact to someone testing positive for COVID-19, suspect exposure, or have symptoms) and vaccinated against COVID-19.
Leave and Telecommuting
If approved by your supervisor and should your job duties allow, you may telecommute during your isolation or quarantine period. When unable to telecommute, accrued sick or annual leave must be used for work time missed. If leave balance is insufficient, leave without pay will be applied.
COVID-19 Vaccinations
UHS is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccinations. To locate COVID-19 vaccine near you, please visit https://www.vaccines.gov/.
Please remember to practice proper hand hygiene and cover your coughs and sneezes. COVID-19 variants are expected, and the Omicron variant can spread more easily than other variants.
All employees are encouraged to get tested (if they have had a close contact to someone testing positive for COVID-19, suspect exposure, or have symptoms) and vaccinated against COVID-19. For more information and further guidance:
- UTHSC Campus Updates
- Coronavirus Disease Information and Resources
- Supervisor Guidance for COVID-19 Case Management
Thank you for your cooperation as we all work together to ensure the health and safety of our campus!