Cambridge Health Alliance - Cambridge - Secure Admissions Unit

Acute Care
Secure Admissions Unit
Behavioral Health
Date of Services Reported: FY 2008   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 15.77

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Mental Health Counselor 7am-3pm 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Mental Health Counselor 3pm-11pm 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
                   
 
  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)
7.57
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 7.44
    % Difference -1.70%

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 X    
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. Hospitalist listed includes Nurse Practitioner on days shared with CH4. Two Social Workers, one Occupational Therapist, Activites in cost center and part of daily on-unit staff. IV therapy 12 hours per day Nursing education provided by centralized department, and is not unit-based. Psych physicians available for evaluation Precepting, orientation and competency best practice education require additional staffing. Nurse Manager has 24 hour accountability.
 
 
Other Team Members:
Interpreters are available all shfits Off-Shift Manager (Supervisor) available Mon-Fri Eve and Night and all weekend
 

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