Merrimack Valley Hospital - Adult Behavioral Medicine

120 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Non-Teaching
Adult Behavioral Medicine
Adult Behavioral Health - Geriatrics
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 15.0

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3:30pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3:30pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11:30pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-11:30pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7:30am 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 11pm-7:30am 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)
7.45
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 7.88
    % Difference 5.77
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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 x    
IV Therapy Team / Line Access      
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  
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x    
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x    
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist x    
Intern / Resident      
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:
Contract managed unit.
Population tends to be geriatric.
Hospitalist are on duty 12 hours and on call 12 hours.
ED physician 24 hours a day.
Observational sitters are on an as needed basis.
Spiritual services available on call.
Staffing is always adjusted to acuity as well as census.
 

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