Bloodborne Pathogens: Employee Exposure
All exposed employees will receive a confidential medical evaluation and follow up which includes:
- Obtaining consents for necessary testing
- Necessary immunizations
- Blood testing
Employees exposed to bloodborne pathogens should contact Joy Maxwell, 4J's student health services supervisor, at 541-760-2310. If she's not available, contact the nurse assigned to your building.
Procedure:
Please report all Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures (BBPs) to the district contact above so that an exposure report can be generated. If the exposure occurs on a weekend, contact Mobile Health at 541-228-3111.
The Occupational Health Nurse will determine if a significant exposure has occurred as well as counsel the individual about the exposure recommendations for follow-up and blood testing. Your employer will receive a Medical Evaluation Report with recommendations for follow-up and treatment, but test results are highly confidential and will not be given out or included in an exposure report.
- Exposure Occurs (A specific mouth, eye or other mucous membrane, non-intact skn or parenteral contact with blood).
- Contact school nurse or school health care provider.
- Source individual either consents to or refuses testing. —and—
Exposed employee either consents to or refuses testing. - Health Care Provider provides:
Testing
Counseling
Possible Vaccine
Reccomendations for Follow up - School District talks to exposed employee to be sure he/she received follow-up information.