It is expected that all Members of the Medical Staff will:
- Treat all colleagues, staff, patients, guests and family members with respect, dignity and courtesy.
- Treat each member of the hospital team in a professional manner; refrain from rude or abusive conduct toward other physicians, nurses, ancillary staff, support staff, or patients; refrain from threats or physical assaults.
- Refrain from making inappropriate comments to patients about other physicians, nurses, support staff or the patient’s treatment in the hospital.
- Maintain a work environment free of sexual harassment, which may include repeated unwelcome advances, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which leads to negative employment consequences or creates and intimidating or hostile or offensive work environment.
- Engage in respectful debate during committee and department meetings; disruption based upon belligerent or disrespectful conduct will not be tolerated.
- Maintain the veracity and objectivity of records by documenting appropriately in the patient medical record or other official documents; refrain from documenting inappropriate comments.
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- Refrain from use of alcoholic beverages or illegal substances when caring for patients or on hospital premises.
- Demonstrate respect for the resources provided; refrain from willfully destroying, misusing or damaging hospital property or resources.
- Refrain from any other conduce that the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, in its sole discretion, deems to be inappropriate.
Refer to Medical Staff Policy 57.68 Medical Staff Code of Conduct, for more information