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1. Personnel will maintain their personal hygiene and appearance to the highest of <br /> standards, as this is important when dealing with members of the public. <br /> 2. Personnel will keep their hair neat and well groomed at all times, as it might interfere <br /> with their job function. <br /> 3. Hair will be maintained above the bottom edge of the shirt collar. <br /> 4. Hair restraint devices shall be of a single color and complimentary in nature to the color <br /> of the unifolin. <br /> 5. Employees shall be clean-shaven at the beginning of each shift. <br /> 6. Sideburns are not permitted to grow beneath the lobe of the ear and should be no more <br /> than 2" in width at their end. <br /> 7. Fingernails should be clean, short, and well manicured. <br /> 8. Personnel are discouraged from the use of fragrances designed to be long lasting (i.e. <br /> colognes, perfumes, etc.) or smoking while on-duty, as the resulting odors tend to <br /> aggravate certain medical conditions. <br /> 9. North State Medical Transport requires that any on-duty employee with a tattoo, that is <br /> visible when wearing any of the uniforms; have the tattoo completely covered if possible. <br /> 0-8- Daily Logs <br /> 1. North State Medical Transport personnel will be required to maintain a number of daily <br /> logs in order to document activity and to serve as a communications medium between <br /> crews. <br /> 2. ALS Personnel will properly document the transfer of responsibility for narcotics when <br /> changing shifts or roles. <br /> 3. ALS personnel finding any controlled substance missing without documentation should <br /> refer to Policy-E/F-18. <br /> 4. All narcotic use and waste will be properly documented on the patient care report. <br /> 5. Personnel will complete the daily inventory sheet for all ALS, BLS and Transport NSMT <br /> Vehicles. <br /> 6. North State Medical Transport personnel will notify their supervisor within 15 minutes of <br /> finding any equipment missing or any critical equipment not operating properly. <br /> 0-9—Shuttle Service Vehicle Operations <br /> All NSMT Shuttle vehicles must be equipped with the following equipment. All North State <br /> Medical Transport personnel are expected to operate shuttle vehicles in an efficient manner with <br /> regards to the safety of themselves and others. Nothing in this policy may be construed to permit <br /> the driver of a North State Medical Transport vehicle to operate in a reckless manner. <br /> 1. No employee of North State Medical Transport will operate any vehicle on duty without <br /> first having proper training for this equipment. <br /> 2. All Shuttle Drivers must hold a valid NC Drivers Licenses and be approved for coverage <br /> by the North State Medical Transport Insurance carrier. <br /> 3. All clients must be safely escorted to and from the vehicle by NSMT staff <br /> 4. Shuttle staff must assist all clients entering and exiting the vehicle. <br /> 78 <br />