Employee Health Upmc (2024)

FAQs

Can you ask employees health questions? ›

Once a person is hired and has started work, an employer generally can only ask medical questions or require a medical exam if the employer needs medical documentation to support an employee's request for an accommodation or if the employer has reason to believe an employee would not be able to perform a job ...

The code for fire is Condition “F”

Rescue: Remove anyone in immediate danger from smoke or flames.

The salary starts at $50,714 per year (estimate) and goes up to $79,311 per year (estimate) for the highest level of seniority.

You get 10 sick days a year but if you use them you will be written up for excessive absenteeism. Don't worry about a doctor's excuse as they don't honor them.

The ADA requires that medical information given to an employer be kept confidential in most cases and shared only with those who need to know about it, like the folks in benefits or the folks in HR. And importantly, you generally don't need to be disabled in order to have this protection.

We recommend that you avoid asking applicants about personal characteristics that are protected by law, such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin or age.

Paid Time Off

Enjoy up to five weeks of paid time off accrued per year for sick, personal, or vacation time, as well as seven paid holidays a year. Plus, earn up to 16 extra PTO hours through our employee blood donation program.

Code Brown is a term used in hospitals to indicate a situation in which there is a hazardous spill, such as a chemical spill, in the facility.

A Condition C is called when a patient is in a crisis situation.

Does UPMC pay well? ›

Average UPMC hourly pay ranges from approximately $12.96 per hour for Medical Receptionist to $44.50 per hour for Construction Project Manager. The average UPMC salary ranges from approximately $33,000 per year for Patient Coordinator to $349,775 per year for Cardiology Physician.

Our UPMC Health Plan health care concierges help people solve both simple and complex issues, including coverage, billing, care options, and more. See how they make Life Changing Medicine possible.

Under standard law, sick days are a separate, guaranteed form of PTO in California. Some employers may choose to offer sick days to be used for any reason or a hybrid of sick time and personal time falling under one PTO umbrella.

UPMC's paid time off (PTO) program allows our employees to earn PTO benefits that provide time off from work to take care of the things that matter most to them.

Employers should not forget, however, that HIPAA does apply to an employer's request for health information from a covered entity. A covered entity may not disclose protected health information to an employer without the employee's authorization or as otherwise allowed by law.

Depending on how they are asked, questions about personal topics, such as marital status, race, and health, can be illegal under federal and some state and local laws.

OSHA Rights

The compliance officer has the right to interview the employee in private, if the employee consents, and has a right to have truthful responses to their questions.

The Federal law (ADA) is similar: An employer may NOT ask a job applicant to answer medical questions or take a medical exam before making a job offer. An employer may ask a job applicant whether they can perform the job and how they would perform the job.