Cambridge Health Alliance - Cambridge - Child Assessment Unit

Acute Care
Child Assessment Unit
Behavioral Health - Child
Date of Services Reported: FY 2008   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 10.76

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Mental Health Counselor 7am-3pm 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Mental Health Counselor 3pm-11pm 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Mental Health Counselor 11pm-7am 8.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
10.04
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 9.58
    % Difference -4.57%

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 X X X
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      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern / Resident X X X
Other X X X
The list of caregivers in these boxes were provided to all hospitals.
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. Coverage by a pediatrician On-unit school teacher full-time Nurse manager has 24 hour responsibility.
 
 
Other Team Members:
Interpreters available all shifts Off-Shift Manager (Supervisor) available Mon-Fri Eves and Nights and all weekend.
 

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