Staff Screening and Return to Work

Effective April 6, 2022, Health Care Workers (HCWs) are required to review the NEW COVID-19 Daily Staff Screening Tool and are expected to follow the directions on their own.  

• Memo - Changes to Return to Work Guidance/Testing
• Return to Work QRG/Staff Screening Tool
• Return to Work FAQs
• Return to Work Screening Guide
• Closure of the OESH Covid Support Team 
• Poster-Covid-19 Employee Screening 
   

HCWs must continue to self-screen for symptoms and exposure,  but the Staff Self-Screening Declaration Forms are no longer required.
Occupational Health/Infection Prevention & Control support for screening staff is no longer required with the new process so has been discontinued.

NEW Daily Staff Screening Criteria include:

• HCWs who have received a POSITIVE COVID-19 test result may return to work on Day 8, provided that they complete a rapid antigen test on Day 7 and receive a NEGATIVE test result.
• HCWs who receive a POSITIVE result from their Day 7 rapid antigen test, are NOT cleared to return to work until Day 11 and must meet the additional criteria listed.

Leads (or delegates) post and/or share with staff.