Digital Screener

There are two ways: You can search for the free UCSF Mobile app in the Apple App Store or Google Play, then download it to your smartphone. Or if you prefer not to download the app, you can visit the UCSF digital screener on any web browser from your computer or your mobile phone.

Please call or email the UCSF Occupational Health Services’ Communicable Disease Response Team at (415) 514-7328 or [email protected].

For general questions about the screener or technical support, please email the UCSF Occupational Health Services’ Communicable Disease Response Team at [email protected].

Yes. Everything you share is stored on a server that's compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

You can complete the digital screener on a home computer by opening any browser and going to the UCSF digital screener website. Scroll down and click on the blue oval button to use the screener. If you don’t have a computer at home or you have other access issues, call the UCSF Occupational Health Services’ Communicable Disease Response Team at (415) 514-7328 or email [email protected].

The digital screener is for all personnel who are working, learning, visiting or contracted at any UCSF campus.

The digital screener is required for reporting a positive COVID-19 test regardless of whether you work remotely and whether you are paid or unpaid.

Use of the digital screener for acute respiratory symptoms is strongly recommended if there may be a need for you to be on campus.

Returning to work with restrictions means that you will need to follow the guidance provided by the digital screener's automated email. Once you meet the specified criteria, you can self-clear to return to work. The digital screener will send an email with return-to-work guidance to your preferred email address. It is important that you adhere to this guidance before clearing yourself to go back to work.

Your protected health information is not shared with anyone. You must communicate your completion of the digital screener and return-to-work status to your manager directly.

Once you have received guidance from the digital screener, you do not need to complete it every day while you are sick – unless you have a new COVID-19 positive test to report. However, you are expected to keep your manager informed about your condition and your anticipated return to work.

Historically, UCSF has required COVID-19 antigen testing to return to work following COVID-19 exposure, COVID-19 illness, or other acute respiratory symptoms. The shift away from testing reflects the latest public health guidance and our growing understanding of these illnesses. By focusing on symptom improvement, fever resolution and mask-wearing, we can support a safe workplace while allowing employees to return to work as soon as they are well enough.