BCH Oakland policy requires that all staff and visitors wear a BCH Oakland ID badge when on the premises. This includes all faculty, staff, trainees, observers, and visitors. The BCH Oakland badge is separate from the UCSF badge.
Visitors may obtain a badge from the Security Desks located in the hospital and OPC II.
All other badges must be initiated by the individual's home department through BCH Oakland's instance of Service Now. There are several members on the Oakland HR team who will respond to these requests. All UCSF employees issued a badge are required to have the Medical Center level health screening (Flu, Covid, MMR, Varicella, Tdap, TB, etc.). If they are a campus employee, we will review their information in the Occupational Health department's TrackIt system. Both initial requests and additional access need to be requested through the Service Now portal, as applicable.
Applicant | Approver | Service Now Request Path |
| Clinically Active Faculty | BCH Oakland Medical Staff Office after approval of medical staff credentials | Badge Applicant Type: UCSF Employee > UCSF Employee POI – Medical Staff |
| Research Faculty | BCH Oakland Human Resources | Badge Applicant Type: UCSF Employee > UCSF Employee MLK-RB Researcher |
| UCSF Staff | BCH Oakland Human Resources | Badge Applicant Type: UCSF Employee > UCSF Employee POI - Other Staff |
| UCSF Trainees | Initiated and approved by BCH Oakland GME | N/A |
| Physician observers | Initiated and approved by BCH Oakland Medical Staff Office | N/A |
| Medical trainee observers | Initiated and approved by BCH Oakland GME | N/A |
| Non-physician, non-training observers and interns (e.g., undergraduate students) | Department Chair, Division Chief, CAO, and other departmentally delegated approvers. | Badge Applicant Type: Student > Student – Non-Nursing |