Cambridge Health Alliance - Whidden Memorial Hospital - LW2

123 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Non-Teaching
LW2
Adult Behavioral Health
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 20.7

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Mental Health Counselor 7am-3pm 8.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Mental Health Counselor 3pm-11pm 8.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
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)
6.56
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 7.16
    % Difference 9.15
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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    
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 x  
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x    
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student x    
Recreation / Milieu Therapist x    
Intern/Resident      
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:
Two Social Workers, one Occupational Therapist, and
Activities personnel are included in cost center and as part
of daily staff on-unit.
Nursing education provided by centralized department, and
is not unit-based.
Rapid response team in development
Clinical pharmacist available for consultation 24 hours per
day. Spiritual services part-time days and on call 24 hours
per day.
Nurse manager has 24 hour responsibility.
Precepting, orientation and competency best practice
education require additional staffing.
Staffing based on average acuity and workload - but shifts
in acuity and workload influence staffing.
 

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