Cambridge Health Alliance - Somerville Hospital - Adolescent Assessment Unit

92 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Teaching
Adolescent Assessment Unit
Pediatrics Behavioral Health - Adolescent
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 15.3

      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 3.0 3.0
                   
 
  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 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
                   
 
  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)
7.30
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 10.45
    % Difference 43.15
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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 x  
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team      
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 x x x
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x    
Spiritual Services      
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x x
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist x    
Intern/Resident 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:
The listed additional care team members (other than Nurse
Management and Unit Clerical Support) are available, but
rarely utilized by this patient population.
A school teacher is assigned to unit full-time for students.
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.
Nurse manager has 24 hour accountability.
Precepting, orientation and competency best practice
education requires additional staffing.
 

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