Personal Appearance and Cleanliness

Cleanliness is extremely important in any medical office. Without special effort, the people in a medical office might actually contribute to the spread of diseases. Good habits of hygiene will not only reduce the possibility of diseases being transmitted from one patient to another but will reduce the possibility of office personnel contracting illnesses from the patients with whom they come in contact.

Always wash hands after using the restroom.

Each individual who works in a medical office should make a special effort to be personally clean. You should wash your hands frequently during the day. One of the most important rules of this office is that every employee’s clothing should be clean and neat.

Grooming and an attractive appearance are especially important for health care personnel. Employees must dress appropriately for a medical office. A professional appearance and demeanor is required. Smoking by employees or anyone in the office is not permitted. Eating/drinking in view of patients is not permitted. Please do not store food in your jacket pockets.

Personal Activities

The standards of efficiency are necessarily very high for personnel in a medical office. There is seldom a moment when all of the work is finished. There is always some corner of the office which needs cleaning, or some stack of papers which should be filed. Employees are, therefore, expected to postpone personal tasks until after work or during the lunch period. Occasionally, personal telephone calls may have to be received or made during business hours. Certainly, personal emergencies are the exception, such as family illness where arrangements must be made.