Employee Health is a component of the Upstate Medical University Employee/Student Health office, which shares space and staffing with Student Health. The primary role of the health office, in regard to employees, is to assure compliance with the NYS Department of Health Code, 405.3 and University Hospital policy with the major premise being to ensure that staff are free of health impairment which is of potential risk to patients or which might interfere with the performance of duties.
The role of this office is accomplished by:
- requiring a pre-employment assessment of health status and physical capability
- determination of vaccination status, tuberculosis surveillance
- annual re-assessment of health
- evaluation and management of known or suspected transmission of communicable disease between staff and patients.
Additionally the health office serves as a resource for employee health and wellness initiatives. The Ergonomics Program and Smoking Cessation Program also function as components of Employee Health.
A Smoke-Free Upstate . . .
SUNY Upstate Medical University has been committed to a smoke-free environment since August 2005.
To learn more about the Smoke-Free Upstate initiative and university sponsored smoking cessation classes and other programs, visit SMOKE-FREE UPSTATE.
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Medical/
Professional Staff:
- K. Bruce Simmons, MD,
Medical Director
- Jane Bennett, MSN, NP, Employee/Student Health Nurse Administrator
- Susan Greetham, MSN, NP
- Valerie Beecher, MS, AEP,
Ergonomics Specialist
- Cynthia Cary, RRT, Smoking Cessation Coordinator
- Patricia Ondocin, RN
- Barbara Maurice, LPN
- Nancy Schillo, LPN
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Office Location:
Jacobsen Hall, 4th Floor
175 Elizabeth Blackwell Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-4260
FAX 315 464-5471
Hours of Operation:
Monday — Friday
7:30 AM — 5 PM
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