Employee Boarding Participation Application Review

Purpose/ Applicability: The purpose of this SOP is to outline the process the Employee Boarding committee follows to approve pending applications and assign boarding space within the VTH.

Scope: This SOP applies to all VTH personnel enrolled in the Hospital Employee Boarding Program.

Procedure:

• The employee requesting to utilize the boarding program has:
  o Reviewed the Employee Boarding Program policy
  o Provided completed boarding application with required signatures
  o Provided up-to-date vaccination records
• Based on the overall desired use of the boarding space and the available spaces, application will be approved, added to a waitlist, or denied. 
• If the number of applicants outnumbers the available spaces, the applications will be approved based on seniority. Seniority is as follows:
  1. House officers
  2. Faculty
  3. Veterinary technicians
  4. Other staff