What should a supervisor do if an employee is injured at work and requires/desires medical treatment?
• During the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday: Send or transport (as required) the injured employee to Santa Cruz Occupational Medical Center at 610 Frederick St., Santa Cruz. You may assist with scheduling by calling (831) 457-7118. • At ALL OTHER TIMES: Send or transport (as required) the injured employee to the Dominican Hospital Emergency Department at 1555 Soquel Drive – tell the injured employee to advise the Emergency Department personnel that he or she is an injured UCSC employee seeking medical care for an industrial injury. FORMS – Upon being advised of an employee incident, injury or occupational illness, a supervisor or other University official to whom the incident is reported, has the following responsibilities: • For those employees requiring medical care, provide the injured employee with a “UCSC Employee Authorization for Medical Treatment” (Medical Authorization) form, completing the top portion of the form. Please note that employees may only
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