Sexual Harassment - It's Not Going Away!


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Sexual Harassment - It's Not Going Away!
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Recorded March 21, 2007

Faculty: Susan Lapenta & Rachel Remaley

Sexual harassment has been a hot topic in the news over the years, implicating many public figures. As a result, awareness has heightened, and hospitals, along with other employers, have developed policies and expanded their Codes of Conduct to address it.Many hospitals have incorporated the topic into their orientation for new Medical Staff members. As such, the potential adverse consequences of engaging in such conduct for both the hospital and the individual are — or should be! — known to all physicians. But we continue to hear of example after example of such conduct. Why is this issue still with us? Shouldn't everyone "get it" by now? Don't assume this issue is handled just by having a policy on paper. If you haven't re-visited your policy and your hospital's efforts to educate Medical Staff members and enforce the policy, it's time for another look. Suits by employees are still very much a risk. But more importantly, sexual harassment is a form of inappropriate behavior that can adversely affect employee morale and ultimately patient safety. Sexual harassment can take many forms. Every hospital is at risk for one of these scenarios:

A nurse whose employment is terminated for legitimate reasons claims that a physician with whom she had an affair caused her to be fired when the affair ended. A physician and resident who are having an affair use the hospital's e-mail to exchange explicit messages – and others read them! Is that a hostile work environment? A nurse and medical director of the unit where the nurse works are found kissing in an empty hospital room. Now the gossip is threatening to divert employees' attention away from patient care. Nurses feel pressured to go to parties at a physician's home, where others have reported feeling uncomfortable about his hugging and kissing them. The physician says he's being a "friendly" host.
You learn that one of your physicians has been named in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former member of his office staff. The hospital employees with whom you speak state that the physician is flirtatious, but that they are "used" to it and don't let it bother them.

How can hospital management, HR and Medical Staff leaders work together to handle these issues reasonably? Can or should your policies deal with consensual affairs? If so, how? Are there boundaries that should be stated?

Join Barbara Blackmond and Rachel Remaley of Horty, Springer & Mattern, as they provide suggestions for policies, tips on enforcement and how to educate Medical Staff members on an ongoing basis about this sensitive issue.

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