Does the University of Utah conduct background checks and drug tests?
Candidates who accept a conditional offer of employment for benefited staff positions will be subject to a Criminal Background Check. Employment verifications, education verifications, and additional verifications and reference checks may also be conducted. Pre-employment drug testing is required for Commercial Drivers, patient-sensitive positions in the Health Sciences, and a limited number of other positions. For these positions, a drug test must be completed within 48 hours of a conditional offer of employment. For more information, see Policy 5-114: Drug Testing. Candidates hired into patient-sensitive positions in the Health Sciences are required to submit complete immunization records when their employment begins. Documentation of the following immunizations is required: Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR),TB Screening, and Tetanus/Diphtheria.
