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Employee Handbook

This Employee Handbook serves as an introduction to our organization’s policies, expectations, and workplace culture. Inside, you’ll find our mission, vision, and values, an introduction to system policies, guidelines for professional conduct, compensation and benefits information, and details about our commitment to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment.

This handbook helps promote consistency, transparency, and fairness across the organization. We encourage employees to use it as a resource. Employee access to full versions of all Harris Health policies and procedures can be found within the Harris Health Employee Center.

Mission: Harris Health is a public, integrated health system dedicated to improving the health of our communities by delivering high-quality, person-centered care in collaboration with community and academic partners. 

Vision: As One Harris Health, our vision is to enable healthier communities through innovative care delivery, collaboration and partnerships. 

Values: Collaboration. Accountability. Respect. Excellence. Integrity. Compassion.


Core Commitments: 
1. We commit to One Harris Health.
2. We commit to enterprise risk management. 
3. We commit to leveraging technology. 
4. We commit to innovation. 
5. We commit to collaboration inside and out.

Table of Contents
​Page
​Policy Number
​​Policy Name
13.02Employee Solicitation
23.50Social Media
33.55.02Preplacement Screening
46.03Paid Time Off (PTO)
56.04Health and Related Benefits
66.04.01Retiree Health Benefits
76.08Grievance Procedure
86.09Introductory Period
96.10Dress and Personal Appearance
106.11Performance Appraisals
116.12Employment
126.13Attendance
136.16Personnel Records
146.19Non-Discrimination
156.20Corrective Action
166.21Payment of Wages and Hours Worked
176.24Termination of Employment
186.25Bereavement Leave
196.26Military Leave
206.27Workplace Violence Prevention Program
216.29Family and Medical Leave of Absence
226.32Short-Term Disability
236.34Workers Compensation
246.35Nepotism
256.36Sexual Misconduct and Harassment
266.39Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
276.43Mother-Friendly Workplace
286.44Reasonable Accommodation
296.48Long-Term Disability
306.49Telecommuting
316.52Paid Parental Leave
328.06Smoke-Free/Tobacco-Free/Vape-Free Environment
33106Tuition Reimbursement
34106.01 Student Debt Program
353025Drug Free Workplace
363465Religious Accommodation
373466Just and Accountable Culture
38AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)