Cambridge Health Alliance - The Cambridge Hospital - Child Assessment Unit

128 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Teaching
Child Assessment Unit
Pediatrics Behavioral Health - Child
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 11.0

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Mental Health Counselor 7am-3pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Mental Health Counselor 3pm-11pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Mental Health Counselor 11pm-7am 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
9.59
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 13.24
    % Difference 38.06
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Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management x    
Staff Educator x    
Clinical Nurse Specialist      
Unit Clerical Support x    
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x x  
IV Therapy Team / Line Access x x  
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team      
Respiratory Therapy Support x x x
Nutritionist x    
Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) x    
Clinical Pharmacist x x x
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x    
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x x
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student x x  
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern/Resident x x x
Off Shift Manager/Nursing Supervisor   x x
The list of caregivers in these boxes were provided to all hospitals.
Individual hospitals added the types of caregivers shown in these boxes.
Additional Unit Information:
All hospital support services available but seldom
utilized by this patient population.
Psych physicians available for evaluation
Social Work, Occupational Therapist, Activites in cost
center and part of daily on-unit staff.
Nursing education provided by centralized department, and
is not unit-based.
Precepting, orientation and competency best practice
education require additional staffing.
Rapid response team in development
Clinical pharmacist available for consultation 24 hours per
day. Spiritual services on call 24 hours per day.
Coverage by a pediatrician.
 

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