INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BLOOMINGTON TITLE: PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE AND DRESS CODE APPROVED: ORIGINATION: 11/02/1993

HR ² HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY NUMBER: HR-8-115 PAGE 1 OF 6 REVIEW WITH REVISION: 06/01/2011 REVIEW ONLY: 04/09/2010

115.1 PURPOSE 7KHSURIHVVLRQDODSSHDUDQFHRIHPSOR\HH·VDIIHFWVWKHRSLQLRQVIRUPHGE\SDWLHQWVDQG visitors about the professionalism of employees and the Hospital. This means that neat, appropriate attire and a high level of personal hygiene are important in our efforts to provide a high standard of care, while ensuring comfort and safety appropriate for the work environment. This policy specifies Hospital-wide standards. Department directors may stipulate more VWULQJHQWUHTXLUHPHQWVIRUWKHLUGHSDUWPHQW·VRSHUDWLRQVEXWQRWOHVV,IHPSOR\HHVIURP off campus departments come to the Hospital, they must be appropriately dressed for the Hospital areas that they will visit. A Professional Appearance Chart showing what items are acceptable and what items are not acceptable may be found below. Failure to follow the guidelines outlined in this policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Employees who appear for work inappropriately dressed will be sent home and directed to return to work in proper attire. Under such circumstances, employees will not be compensated for the time away from work. If clarification is needed regarding the interpretation of this policy, the Director of Human Resources will make the final determination. 115.2 APPEARANCE Clothing and uniforms must be neat, clean, in good repair, moderate in style, appropriate in size and length, and appropriate for the work requiUHG,IDQHPSOR\HH·V apparel/appearance draws attention to them rather than our patients, it probably is not appropriate. Departments may have specific dress code requirements prescribed by the department director. Therefore, employees should check with their supervisor or director. The wearing of jewelry should be kept to a minimum. Facial jewelry including, but not limited to, eyebrow rings/studs, nose rings/studs, lip rings/studs, and tongue rings/studs are not considered appropriate or professional and are not to be worn during work time, even if covered.

TITLE: PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE AND DRESS CODE REVIEW WITH REVISION: 06/01/2011

POLICY NUMBER: HR-8-115 PAGE 2 OF 6

Offensive, large, or an excessive number of visible tattoos are not appropriate and must be covered. Department directors and other supervisory personnel are responsible for ensuring proper dress code in their work area(s). Proper professional image will be scored on performance appraisals. Blue denim jumpers, dresses, pants, and skirts are not acceptable. Black denim or beige denim is allowed as long as there is no fading or holes in the material. Denim shirts and jackets are permissible. Clothing and other items containing may not contain the previous ´%µORJRor the ´PROHFXOHµORJR 115.3 PERSONAL HYGIENE A high level of personal hygiene is very important for all Hospital personnel and should be maintained so not to be offensive to others. Employees should report to work with a general appearance of cleanliness. 115.4 SCRUBS The following departments may use Hospital provided scrubs: Catheterization Lab Center for Women & Children Laundry/Decontamination Area Only Pathologists Surgery, PACU & Endoscopy Sterilization Only those employees using Hospital provided scrubs will continue to use work time to change into and out of their scrubs since they are required by state regulations. Other departments who wish to wear scrubs must have them approved by their department director and purchase them at their own expense. These are to be a different color/pattern than the ones provided by the Hospital. If a department does choose to wear scrubs, all employees in that department must wear scrubs. Departments may also choose to wear lab coats of the same color and design over their street clothes. Employees are to purchase these at their own expense. When personally owned scrubs are soiled with blood and/or body fluids, they need to be disinfected in accordance with department policy, and then laundered at home. Hospital-issued scrubs are to be laundered between each use. They must be laundered at I.U. Health Bloomington Hospital, and laundered surgical attire should be protected from

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the environment during transport back to the surgical area. Home laundering of scrub clothes worn in surgery or in central sterilization is not acceptable. Scrubs should be changed if they become visibly soiled or wet. Additional scrubs may be obtained from the patient care director. Hospital scrubs should not be worn outside the Hospital without a cover gown. If worn outside the designated areas without protection, new scrubs should be worn upon re-entering the area. The nursing dress code for those who purchase their own scrubs will be navy, cranberry or white pants, skirts, or dresses, and solid or decorative scrub jackets or shirts. Regional Center for Women & Children will wear periwinkle blue pants and hospital provided top or jacket identifying the employee as an authorized obstetrical staff member. Surgery staff will continue to wear the light blue scrubs. The other areas should not wear these selections for security purposes.

Professional Appearance Chart  

ACCEPTABLE

NOT ACCEPTABLE

Clothing

Clean, neat, pressed, in good repair and appropriate size.

Soiled, wrinkled, torn, noticeably worn, too tight or too loose.

Photo Identification

Worn in an easily visible spot (e.g. shoulder, chest), on outer layer of clothing. Approved badge reel or clip.

No photo identification badge, or worn in a place that is difficult to read (e.g. waistband, lower pocket of lab coat), a nonapproved badge reel or clip.

Hair

Clean and neat. Secured away from face if designated by a specific department policy. Direct patient care areas: hair longer than shoulder length must be confined so it will not interfere with patient care or customer service. Beards, sideburns, and mustaches will be neatly trimmed.

Unkempt or unclean, extremes in hairstyle or color. Extremes in hairstyle or facial hair, unkempt facial hair.

Fingernails

Clean and trimmed nails that do not exceed the tip of the finger for men and 1/4 inch beyond the fingertip for women

Dirty, ragged nails. Excessively bright or dark fingernail polish. Artificial nails or extenders in direct patient care areas, Food Services, and Pharmacy.

Perfume, after shave, deodorant

Use of deodorant and light, mild perfume or after-shave.

Not using deodorant;; excessive or heavy scent (including tobacco smoke).

Jewelry

Complementary to the clothing, no more than 2 earrings in each ear;; ear hoops must be small. Men: earrings must be small post earring or small hoop.

Multiple necklaces, bracelets, or rings (more than two fingers per hand), more than two earrings in one ear, pierced jewelry visible anywhere besides the ear;; exceptionally large or dangling earrings in direct patient care areas.

Accessories to the uniform

Accessories for uniforms are limited to the Identification Badge, professional pins and service award pins.

Multiple necklaces, bracelets, or rings (more than two fingers per hand), more than two earrings in one ear, pierced jewelry visible anywhere besides the ear;; exceptionally large or dangling earrings in direct patient care areas. Pins, buttons and/or insignia containing content that

Badge

Professional Appearance Chart  

ACCEPTABLE

NOT ACCEPTABLE could be disturbing or offensive to patients or family members.

Make-up

Fresh, light, and natural looking.

Excessive make-up.

Body piercing

Ears only.

Visible body piercing including, but not limited to, rings or studs in the eyebrow, nose, lips or tongue, even if covered.

Tattoos

Non-Offensive.

Any that could be considered offensive to others, large, or an excessive number must be covered.

Bandanas and hats

Non-public work areas.

In any work area exposed to the public.

Hosiery/socks

Hosiery or socks must cover the exposed part of the leg and be worn with all outfits.

Extremes in style or color. Hosiery that does not completely cover the exposed part of the leg.

Shoes

Clean, polished and of a moderate heel, with laces tied. Clogs without band or rim, open toe sandals, or shoes in the following areas: office setting, non-bio hazardous areas, nature of the work would not pose a safety hazard, no involvement in direct patient care or treatment. Athletic shoes, if mostly white or a solid color (i.e., brown, black, gray or navy).

Scuffed, dirty, unpolished, untied, visibly worn shoes, heels higher than 2 inches. Excessively bright colored shoes of any type. . . . . . . .

Crocs with no holes in the top or sides and a band/strap on the heel.

Crocs or Croc-style shoes with holes in the top or sides, even if plugged with a decoration, and no band/strap on the heel.

Length between 3 inches above the middle of the knee and to ankle, modest slit;; culottes or split skirts with appearance of skirt.

Skirts shorter than 3 inches above the middle of the knee or longer than ankle, split skirts/culottes with appearance of shorts, high slits (extend more than 3 inches above middle of

Skirts

Professional Appearance Chart  

ACCEPTABLE

NOT ACCEPTABLE the knee).

 

Pants

Tailored, regular, Capri or cropped pant. Blue denim jeans only in offcampus non-clinical, nonprofessional, support services such as laundry, maintenance, and grounds.

Extremely baggy pants, stretch pants, stirrup pants, pants that appear tight, leggings, shorts, blue denim jeans on campus, sweat pants, overalls of any kind.

Necklines

Conservative neckline that does not reveal underwear or cleavage.

Plunging neckline or shirts unbuttoned beyond the top button or exposes chest hair.

Shirt/top

Buttoned with shirttail tucked in. Hemmed top may be worn out if so designed and it does not expose midriff when arms are raised. Tshirts worn under scrub jackets/shirts must be a solid color only.

Unbuttoned shirt tail out, undershirts, shirts with inappropriate logos, writing, etc., sleeveless fashions that expose underwear or shoulder (e.g. tank tops, spaghetti straps, etc), exposed midriff, tying shirttail or arms at the waist

Fabrics

Fabrics should be those traditionally acceptable for business or standard hospital uniforms.

Sheers, clinging fabric, open weave knits.

Undergarments

Adequate and appropriate undergarments must be worn.

Visible underwear.