For Staff
COVID-19 resources for caregivers
If you are an employee with questions about a possible exposure or employee testing, please contact the COVID-19 Employee Exposure Response Team (CEERT) at 253-403-6440 or [email protected].
Requests and Document Submissions
The COVID Planning Executive Council and several sub-groups lead the efforts to operationalize our approach to COVID-19. For requests or to submit documents for review by the appropriate group, please use the form below.
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Key Updates
The following are some of the latest updates to our employee COVID-19 resources, or are materials frequently searched for.
Key Guidance
- UPDATED — Employee COVID Exposure FAQ 4.12.21
- Pre- and Post-COVID Vaccine Travel Guidance 2.4.21
- Employee Daily Attestation Process 12.14.20 — This is the digital attestation form containing a QR code for employees to scan each day to attest to symptoms from a mobile device. You can also complete the form on your computer using this link.
- COVID-19 Employee Testing Instructions 12.10.20
- CEERT Decision Guide to Employee Illness — This matrix provides a streamlined approach to decisions regarding employee illness, exposure, testing, contact tracing and return to work.
- CEERT Flyer – Post this flyer with contact information for the COVID-19 Employee Exposure Response Team (CEERT) to address possible exposures, symptom assessment and employee testing. Order additional copies from the Print Shop using order #62-0091-1.
- COVID Employee Exposure Guidance for Managers (Employee Exposure Response Team Process)10.19.20
- Daily Workforce Screening and Attestation 11.20.20
Visitor Restrictions
For current visitor restriction signage, please see the Hospital Signage and Ambulatory Signage areas of the Signage section below.
To access other documents and resources, use the links at the top of the page to navigate to each informational section.
Employee COVID-19 Online Assessment
This online assessment tool is intended for employees to use to evaluate if you’re at risk for COVID-19 and what the appropriate next steps should be.
Members of the public may use the online assessment tool found on our public COVID-19 Resource Center.
COVID-19 Vaccine
- Pre- and Post-COVID Vaccine Travel Guidance 2.4.21
- COVID-19 Vaccine Employee “On Call” List Sign-Up
- Vaccine Return-to-Work Guidance – side effects vs. symptoms 12.24.20
- MultiCare On Site Vaccination Clinic Volunteer Labor Pool
- COVID-19 Vaccine and Your Privacy 12.16.20
- V-Safe Smartphone Tool Info Sheet
Resources for Patients
- MultiCare Vaccine Info Site for Patients
- Washington Dept. of Health Vaccine Information Site for Patients
- COVID-19 Advice If Pregnant or Breastfeeding 1.18.21
- CDC – Vaccine Considerations if Pregnant or Breastfeeding
Pfizer BioNTech Vaccine
- COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ — Pfizer BioNTech 1.19.21
- Pfizer BioNTech COVID Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
Moderna Vaccine
- COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ — Moderna 1.19.21
- Moderna COVID Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
Johnson & Johnson-Janssen Vaccine
- COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ — Johnson & Johnson / Janssen 3.3.21
- Johnson & Johnson-Janssen EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
Town Halls
COVID-19 Employee Exposure Response Team (CEERT)
- UPDATED — Employee COVID Exposure FAQ 4.12.21
- COVID-19 Employee Testing Instructions 12.10.20
- CEERT Decision Guide to Employee Illness 11.23.20
- Daily Workforce Screening and Attestation 11.20.20
- CEERT Flyer – order #62-0091-1
- COVID Employee Exposure Guidance for Managers (Employee Exposure Response Team Process)10.19.20
- Guidance for Employee Testing (Employee Exposure Response Team Process) 10.29.20
- Critical Worker Exposure Tracker for Leaders 10.13.20
Masking / Distancing
- Double Masking Talking Points 3.8.21
- Non-Clinical Masking Guidance 2.1.21
- Inpatient Masking Requirements 9.29.20
- Guidance for Infection Prevention and Masking for Staff 9.22.20
- Mask Distribution for Patients and Visitors 9.20.20
- Employee Masking Accommodations 7.02.20
- Provider note for masking exemption requests 7.21.20
- At-work Enhanced Masking Recommendations 8.24.20
- At-work Enhanced Masking Best Practices
- Employee Social Distancing Guidance 7.9.20
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE Guidance
- Guidance for PPE Usage in Different Standards of Care 11.24.20
- Current Guidance for PPE Usage Practices 11.24.20
- Guidance for Use of PPE for High-Risk AGPs 12.17.20
- PPE Status Badge Buddy – order #62-0088-7
- PPE Status One-Sheet — order #62-0093-3
- Guidance for Residents and Trainees 11.18.20
- Non-Medical Mask in Central Line Kit Alert 11.23.20
- Non-Medical Mask in Central Line Kit Distribution Chart 11.23.20
- Recommendations for Eye Protection for Staff 10.14.20
- Understanding your Respiratory Protection Options 9.15.2020
- ED / Inpatient / Ambulatory COVID-19 Positive or Being Ruled Out 11.9.20
- NON-CLINICAL CAREGIVERS of Patients COVID-19 Positive or Being Ruled Out
N95s
- N95 Fit-Testing and Facial Hair 12.28.20
- N95s for Staff Caring for Cohorted COVID Positive and Rule-Out Patients 11.23.20
- Fit Testing Prioritization Grid 9.23.2020
- Hierarchy of Decontamination Methods for N95s 4.23.2020
- Puget Sound N95 Fit Testing Overviews
- Donning & Doffing N95 Masks Job Aid
CAPRS
- CAPR with MAXXAIR Lens Cuff – Donning and Doffing Training 5.1.2020
- Video: Alternate-1 CAPR Shield Donning and Doffing 4.24.2020
- CAPR Reuse Work Flow Job Aide Process
PPE Job Aids
- Respirator Cleaning Guidance 9.18.20
- Doffing and Donning PAPR video
- PPE – Donning and Doffing Training video 5.1.2020
- Donning and Doffing Face Mask Job Aid
- Eye protection/face shield reuse workflow
- Doffing and Donning PPE in an Acute Setting
Other Guidance
Protocols / Workflows
Treatment Guidelines
Adult
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- Adult Inpatient COVID Treatment Guidelines 3.10.21
- Guidance for Elective Surgery and Anesthesia in Post-COVID Patients 3.3.21
- Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Patients 12.15.20
- Adult Critical Care and Ventilatory Support Recommendations 03.11.20
- ECMO Guidelines for Adult Patients with COVID-19 04.07.20
- Clinical Nutrition Guideline Adult COVID-19 Patients 04.06.20
- Elective procedure recommendations for adults 03.06.20
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Adult – Outpatient
Obstetrics
Pediatric
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- Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome-C Guidelines 1.17.21
- Pediatric COVID treatment guidelines 7.15.2020
- Pediatric COVID-19 Critical Care and Ventilatory Support Guidelines 08.05.20
- Evaluation of Possible COVID Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Updated 08.05.20
- Newborn COVID Algorithm Updated 08.05.20
- Elective Procedure Recommendations for Peds
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Pharmacy and blood products
Other protocols and workflows
- Guidance for Double Room with COVID-Positive Patient 1.20.21
- COVID-19 Exposure Patient Discharge Instructions 1.14.21
- Transporting COVID-Positive and PUI Patients 10.6.20
- COVID-19 Decision-Making and Response Structure 7.14.20
- Recommendations for Discontinuing Isolation of COVID-19 inpatients 9.18.20
- CDC Webinar 04.02.20: Clinical Management of Critically Ill Adults with COVID-19
- Visitation after patient death 4.14.2020
- Patient belongings guidance to families 4.14.2020
- COVID-19 guidance to providers from outside experts/sources
- Puget Sound Region Guidance on CPR during Pandemics
- Pregnant employee guidance
Virtual Visits
Patient Testing & Guidance
Testing and Results
- Getting Ready For Surgery – Testing Handout 9.3.20
- COVID-19 Adult Testing Chart 7.15.2020
- COVID-19 Pediatric Outpatient Testing Chart 7.15.2020
- Tip Sheet to run a report on COVID-19 tested
- Serology Testing: Information for ordering providers
- Serology Testing: FAQ
- Serology Testing: Information for non-ordering clinicians and leaders
COVID-19 Specimen Collection
- UPDATED — PSR COVID-19 PCR Testing Quick Guide 3.5.21
- UPDATED — INW COVID-19 PCR Testing Quick Guide 3.15.21
Patient Guidance
Visit Restrictions / Screening
Visitor Restrictions
- Hospital Visitor Restriction Policy — 4.1.21
- Hospital Visitor Restriction Policy Handout – PSR – 4.1.21
- Hospital Visitor Restriction Policy handout — INW – 4.1.21
- Greeter Program Leader Playbook 11.23.20
- Greeter Validation Checklist 11.17.20
- OB Visitor Restrictions 11.17.20
- Visitor Policy Talking Points for Hospital Leaders 8.13.20
Screening
- Digital Employee Daily Screening and Attestation Form 12.21.20
- Digital Non-Employee Daily Attestation Form 12.21.20
- Digital Employee and Non-Employee Combined Daily Screening and Attestation Form 12.21.20
- Digital Employee Daily Attestation Form — computer link 12.14.20
- Employee Daily Attestation Form — paper 11.20.20
- Facilities Screening for Patients, Caregivers, Visitors 11.13.20
- Ambulatory Clinic Patient and Caregiver Screening Process 7.16.20
Signage
Please order signage from the MultiCare Print Shop. Most signs can be ordered in two sizes.
These are the only signs currently approved for use:
Vaccine Signage
- Patient vaccine info flyer — order# 61-0033-6F
- Patient vaccine info poster 12×18 — order# 61-0033-6P
- Patient vaccine info poster 24×36 — order# 61-0033-6P1
COVID Graphics Guidance
- Guidance how to use the signs in the next section 9.25.2020
- MultiCare sign placement guidelines 9.25.2020
- Memo explaining deadlines and the purpose of the signs 9.28.2020
COVID Graphics
- COVID Banner — order #62-0033-6
- Non-clinical facilities flyer — order #62-0034-7F
- Non-clinical facilities poster — order #62-0034-7P
- General areas in clinical facilities and settings flyer — order #62-0035-8F
- General areas in clinical facilities and settings poster — order #62-0035-8P
- Direct patient care settings flyer — order #62-0036-9F
- Direct patient care settings poster — order #62-0036-9P
- Visitors, patients, caregivers – clinics and hospital entrances poster — order #62-0037-1
- Masks required flyer — order #62-0038-2F
- Masks required poster — order #62-0038-2P
- Are you wearing a mask flyer — order #62-0039-3F
- Are you wearing a mask poster — order #62-0039-3P
COVID Graphics – Mary Bridge Children’s
- COVID banner — order #62-0041-5
- Non-clinical facilities flyer — order #62-0040-4F
- Non-clinical facilities poster — order #62-0040-4P
- General areas in clinical facilities and settings flyer — order #62-0042-6F
- General areas in clinical facilities and settings poster — order #62-0042-6P
- Direct patient care settings flyer — order #62-0043-7F
- Direct patient care settings poster — order #62-0043-7P
- Visitors, patients, caregivers – clinics and hospital entrances poster — order #62-0044-8
- Masks required flyer — order #62-0045-9F
- Masks required poster — order #62-0045-9P
- Are you wearing a mask flyer — order #62-0046-1F
- Are you wearing a mask poster — order #62-0046-1P
Hospital Signage
- NEW — Hospital Visitor Restrictions Entry 24×36 — order #61-0046-1
- NEW — Hospital Visitor Restrictions Entry 12×18 — order #61-0046-1A
- NEW — Hospital Visitor Restrictions Entry 8.5×11 — order #61-0046-1B
- Emergency Dept./OCED Entry 24×36 — order #61-0009-9
- Emergency Dept./OCED Entry 12×18 — order #61-0009-9A
- Emergency Dept./OCED Entry 8.5×11 — order #61-0009-9B
- COVID-19 Ward Instruction Sign — order #61-0025-7
- COVID-19 Unit Entry Sign — order #61-0026-8
- Family Birth Center entry — order #61-0004-4
- NICU entry — order #61-0006-6
- Unattended entrance ambulatory screening poster – order# 88-9351-4P
- Unattended entrance ambulatory screening flyer – order# 88-9351-4F
Ambulatory Signage
- Adult ambulatory clinic – order #61-0001-1
- Pediatric ambulatory clinic – order #61-0003-3
- Adult-pediatric combination ambulatory clinic – order #61-0002-2
- Pulse Heart Institute clinic — order #61-0008-8
Signage for Other Facilities
- Off-campus emergency department entry — order #61-0009-9
- Labs Northwest Service Center entry — order #61-0007-7
Distancing Signage and Materials
MultiCare
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- MultiCare social distancing flyer – order #88-9318-6A
- MultiCare social distancing poster – order #88-9318-6B
- MultiCare social distancing chair sign — order #88-9318-6C
- MultiCare social distancing table tent – order #88-9318-6D
- MultiCare “X” floor decal – order #88-9318-6E
- MultiCare “footprints” floor decal — order #88-9318-6F
- MultiCare decal for carpet — order #88-9318-6H
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Mary Bridge Children’s
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- Mary Bridge social distancing flyer – order #88-9319-7A
- Mary Bridge social distancing poster – order #88-9319-7B
- Mary Bridge social distancing chair sign – order #88-9319-7C
- Mary Bridge social distancing table tent — order #88-9319-7D
- Mary Bridge “X” floor decal — order #88-9319-7E
- Mary Bridge “paws” floor decal — order #88-9319-7F
- Mary Bridge decal for carpet — order #88-9319-7H
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Pulse
Non-Clinical
Other
Operations/Facilities
- Latest System Cases 04.13.2021
- Leader Checklist for Facilities and Physical Environments 8.19.20
- Community & Educational Classes 6.23.2020
- Command Center Demobilization Guidance 4.23.2020
- Puget Sound April 2021 Infection Prevention on-call calendar v1.1
- Interpreter Services Guidance (PSR) 6.19.2020
- Flyer: how to order Glucometer isolation bags via Lawson 3.21.2020
- FAQ: sharing exposure information during this state of emergency related to COVID-19. 3/2020
- Beware Email scams and phishing
- E-visits available for people with COVID-19 symptoms
- Memo for Vendors 3.11.2020
- Information about cleaning and Environmental Services from daily updates 3.8.2020
- General cleaning and disinfection 3.4.2020
- Isolation rooms (master list of isolation rooms on Facilities page on the intranet)
HP Resources
Questions and Suggestions
If you are a MultiCare employee or affiliate and have questions or suggestions about this page, please email us at [email protected]. We are not able to answer questions about care related to COVID-19, but we can answer questions or welcome suggestions about this page. Members of the public can learn more about COVID-19 on our Resource Center page.