Environment of Care

EC Highlights

With all there is to know, EC Highlights a simple way to keep staff current in their EC knowledge.

The January EC Highlights topic is just for managers and directors. 

Your EC Team has updated the Guide to Environment of Care Requirements, your go-to handbook for checklists, policy links and more.  It is full of helpful hints, contact information and provides a comprehensive review of EC expectations.  Take a look, use the tools, and brush up on the important facts and rules for maintaining a safe environment. 

2012 Guide to Environment of Care Requirements

This guide is intended to provide education for the novice manager and to be a comprehensive resource for information and tools for all managers in navigating TJC requirements.  All workforce members are expected to abide by safety guidelines; managers are responsible for the safety of the environment, training employees, and enforcing guidelines and policies in their areas.

Questions? Contact Environmental Health & Radiation Safety at 503-494-7795.

EC Highlights features the Environment of Care rounds areas of focus, something new or changed, or just a topic in need of some extra attention. We will keep it short and to the point, and we'll always note a source for more information. You can do a number of things with EC Highlights: post it for staff to read, compile them in a binder to orient new staff and refresh current staff, discuss the focus topic at a staff meeting, or forward it to individual e-mails.  In any form, it is designed to help staff stay informed in a simple, easy-to-read way.   For information on past topics, view the EC Highlights archive, or contact Wendy Walker at 503-494-7319.

Environment of Care Policies & Procedures

All policies and procedures are maintained in the Clinical and Administrative Policy and Procedure DatabaseThis is a searchable database by title, topic, or keyword.  These policies and procedures are reviewed and maintained by the Environment of Care Committee

Environment of Care Requirements Guide

The best summary of what every manager is accountable for can be found in the Environment of Care Requirements Guide (attached to the Environment of Care Requirements policy).  This guide offers a simple checklist format of what you need to know!  Questions? Contact Nina Wolf at 503-346-0082.

Environment of Care Committee (ECC)

The ECC is tasked with oversight of policies, procedures, and operations related to the EC Program.  The Program is divided into the following categories with each having a content expert as coordinator.  Specific questions may be routed to the following people: