Cambridge Health Alliance - Somerville Hospital - Chronic Addictions Program

92 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Teaching
Chronic Addictions Program
Adult Behavioral Health - Substance Abuse
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 23.9

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Mental Health Counselor 7am-3pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
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 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 11pm-7am 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   

 
    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
5.34
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 5.59
    % Difference 4.68

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 x  
1:1 Patient Observer      
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x    
IV Therapy Team / Line Access      
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team      
Respiratory Therapy Support x x x
Nutritionist x    
Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) x    
Clinical Pharmacist      
Licensed Social Services / Case Management      
Spiritual Services      
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x x
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
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:
Mental health counselor is also referred to as substance
abuse counselor. The listed additional care team members
(other than Nurse Management and Unit Clerical Support)
are available, but rarely utilized by this patient population.
Counselors manage activities
Education provided by centralized department, and is not
unit-based.
Precepting, orientation and competency best practice
requires increased staffing.
Nurse manager has 24 hour accountability.
 

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