Employee Health

Phone: 203-432-7978 (clinic appointments),
203-432-0071 (administrative office)
Fax: 203-432-7828
Hours:  Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Our Staff

Chief: Dorothy van Rhijn, MD
Manager: Ellen Budris, RN - Manager
John Dailinger, PAC
Maureen Polizzi, LPN

Our Services

Physical exams after job offers
These exams are scheduled by the Department of Human Resources for certain job categories.

Evaluation of work related illness/injuries/exposures

• A Yale employee who has an accident on the job must first report it to his or her supervisor, unless a true emergency exists.
• In a true emergency (threat to life or limb) the employee should seek treatment at the nearest emergency facility.
• Employees with acute injuries are generally sent to the YUHS Urgent Care Department for treatment and evaluation.
• They must bring with them a health service appointment and report form from their supervisor.
• Supervisors must also fill out a department report of injury form and send it to the Workers' Compensation Department for each new injury.
• Follow-up visits or initial visits which can wait for a scheduled appointment will be scheduled in the Employee Health Department or referred to other appropriate departments at YUHS.
• An employee with an old injury that requires additional treatment should contact the Workers' Compensation office (203-432-9830) to determine where they should be treated.

Immunizations
Health care workers at the Medical School and other health facilities should inquire about their need for the following tests/vaccines: 

• Tuberculosis skin testing
• Hepatitis B vaccine 
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccines 
• Influenza (flu) vaccine 
• Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine

The Employee Health Department will give the employee advice on vaccination needs based on his or her job exposures.

Medical surveillance
This is provided to employees who are identified by the University Safety Office as requiring special medical evaluation to fulfill regulatory requirements.

Examples:

• respirator users
• hearing conservation program participants
• animal handlers
• researchers working with certain infectious agents 

Evaluation of potential communicable diseases in health care workers
Supervisors with questions about an employee's ability to work while suffering from certain communicable illnesses should call Employee Health for advice.

Examples:

• Health care workers with chicken pox, scabies or lice
• Food handlers suspected of having infectious diarrhea, etc.

Fitness for duty exams
These can be requested by supervisors who have concerns regarding an employee's ability to perform his or her job in the following circumstances:

• employees who are returning to work after a prolonged medical illness
• employees with suspected substance abuse
• employees who allege that medical conditions prevent them from fulfilling their job requirements

Confidential HIV testing for health care workers
Health care workers or researchers who have an occupational exposure incident should be advised to call Employee Health for evaluation and counseling. Confidential testing is also offered for employees whose jobs have the risk of exposure to HIV.

Consultation and examination of employees who handle hazardous materials
Examples:

• Employees who are involved in a biological, chemical or radiological accident
• Employees who develop signs or symptoms associated with excessive exposure to a hazardous chemical, infectious agent or radioactive source used in their work or research area

Please note that in the above circumstances the employee should consult the University Office of Environmental Health and Safety in addition to scheduling an appointment with Employee Health.