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COVID-19 vaccine appointments open to all Intermountain caregivers

Also open to members of the Intermountain medical staff as well as contracted partners working in Intermountain facilities - updated January 7, 2021

As of January 7, more than 28,000 Intermountain caregivers, medical staff members, and contracted partners who work in our facilities have received their first dose for the COVID-19 vaccine. We’ve added more vaccine clinics this and next week. You can schedule an appointment by accessing the scheduling links below. We’re also vaccinating any caregiver who walks in, although we prefer that appointments are made so we can manage the vaccine supply safely and reliably to avoid wasting doses. Remember, do not forward the scheduling links to others.

Thank you for stopping in before, during, or after your shift, or for driving to one of our 23 vaccination sites to receive a vaccine. This is the first step to being immune to COVID-19 and preventing the spread of this highly contagious and dangerous virus. Wearing masks, social distancing, and hand washing are still a big part of our jobs, so keep that up as well.  

Please know that more vaccine appointments will open up this and next week. This is very important for you, patients, your community, and our state, so we’re going to keep vaccinating through the New Year’s holiday, the weekend, and next week until our current inventory of vaccine is used. Everyone from the vaccine manufacturers to the Utah Department of Health, and all of our local health departments—are all in on getting a vaccine to everyone as soon as possible, and we’re going to do our part. Keep checking the scheduling links for appointment availabilities. Thank you for your patience. 


If you are having difficulty scheduling your vaccine appointment, please contact your facility nurse administrator, facility leader, service line medical director, or AskHR. AskHR can be reached by calling 801-442-7547 or by emailing AskHR@imail.org. 

Reminders: 

  1. Vaccines are safe and effective. Access product and safety information from the CDC on the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines to learn more.  
  2. Do not forward the scheduling link(s) to others. We are urgently working on plans to accommodate groups in addition to Intermountain caregivers, medical staff members and their clinic personnel, and partners who work in our facilities, and will support additional groups as soon as we’re able. 
  3. Caregivers from the same unit, area, or function are encouraged to stagger the days and times that they sign up to receive the vaccine. There is a possibility for 24-48 hours of mild to moderate side effects related to vaccination and we need to make sure we have adequate staff to cover each other and care for patients. Please consult with your leader on dates and times before you schedule your appointment. 
  4. You will not be eligible to be vaccinated if and while you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or any other illness, are awaiting results of a COVID-19 test, or under a mandated quarantine period for COVID-19. Individuals with any active illness should wait until they are recovered and feeling well before being vaccinated. 
  5. The CDC reports COVID-19 infection may provide natural immunity for 90 days. If you have tested positive for COVID-19, it is advised to wait at least 90 days before scheduling a COVID-19 vaccination series and Intermountain will not provide vaccines to individuals with a positive COVID-19 test within the previous 90 days. For individuals who fall within the 90-day-positive criteria but already received the first dose of the vaccine series, and had no concerns with side effects or allergies, they can get their second dose from Intermountain at 21 or 28 days after the first dose, per the particular vaccine’s appropriate timeline guidance. For individuals who received the first vaccine and then fell ill with active and confirmed COVID-19, wait to receive the second dose until 90 days after symptoms to avoid infecting others; effective immunity should still occur from prior infection and then from the second dose. 
  6. On the day of your appointment, bring your smartphone and Employee ID number if applicable. Registration and consent will be completed electronically onsite using a QR code, and additional methods of registration will be available if you don’t have access to a smartphone. Bring your Employee ID number, which you will need to verify your identity in the electronic registration and consent form. Please make sure you have your correct Employee ID number so we accurately track that you have received vaccination and that we can appropriately plan for second doses if needed. Affiliate physicians and APPs and other non-Intermountain caregivers will use their date of birth for identity verification.  
  7. Plan on being onsite for vaccination for a 15-minute observation period after vaccination. This is similar to observation required after flu shot clinics. Caregivers on clinical units who will begin their shift or return to work at the same facility immediately after vaccination may be observed on their units. 
  8. Stay empowered to remind others in the vaccine clinic, at work, or out in the community to continue to mask. Whether or not you’re vaccinated, we all must continue to follow all available prevention methods including masking, wearing appropriate PPE, social distancing, and practicing good hand hygiene until healthcare guidance changes. 
  9. If you want to post to social media about your vaccination experience, make sure everyone in the photo is masked. Ask the vaccine administrator to wear gloves if that makes you feel more comfortable, although gloves are not required by the CDC for vaccine administration. Please also make sure there isn’t any visible personal health information (PHI) in the background and that everyone has given verbal permission to have their photo taken and posted online. If you’d like to reference Intermountain, you can do so by tagging @intermountain on Instagram or Twitter and tagging @intermountainhealthcare on Facebook. 
  10. The COVID-19 vaccine is not mandated for caregivers. This means you have the option to accept or decline the COVID-19 vaccination during the initial rollout phases. Declining the vaccination at this time will not impact your employment status. Vaccines are encouraged, especially for caregivers at higher risk for exposure and for serious illness if infected. 
  11. Caregivers who are vaccinated will receive a follow-up email informing them when their second-dose appointment should be scheduled for, and how to schedule. Only schedule your second-dose appointment through this email, and only schedule your second-dose appointment at the same facility where you received your first dose. The second-dose scheduling email will be sent 19 days after the first dose. Second doses will be automatically reserved and guaranteed for each individual who received a first dose. For questions about your second dose, contact your leader, or AskHR for Employee Health. 
  12. Participate in the CDC’s vaccine safety monitoring program to report any side effects from the vaccine. The CDC’s V-safe tool is smartphone-based and uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Through V-safe, you can quickly tell CDC if you have any side effects after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Learn more here. 
  13. Whether or not you’re vaccinated, if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, those symptoms may be from an active infection and not from the vaccine. COVID-19 symptoms, regardless of getting the vaccine, should be evaluated and may result in COVID-19 testing. If you have symptoms like fever, chills, or fatigue, contact AskHR. You should be evaluated for active COVID-19 and may need to be tested and quarantined. If you experience severe or life-threatening symptoms, visit the nearest emergency department or call 9-1-1. 
  14. If you want to sign up to work a caregiver COVID-19 vaccine clinic shift, sign up using Kronos or by calling AskHR. Clinical and nonclinical shifts are available throughout the week and in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings.
     

Schedule your appointment:
Click the following links for facilities, dates, and times that work for you. Please do not forward these scheduling links to others. 

For More Information: 

Please reference our COVID-19 vaccine Intermountain.net site for more information about vaccination for Intermountain caregivers. Also share our public website at Intermountain.com/covidvaccine to help direct questions about vaccine access, timing, safety, effectiveness, or have other frequently asked questions. 

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