Emergency Departments. The Contractor shall make best efforts to minimize Enrollees waiting in emergency departments for disposition to BH services as follows:
Emergency Departments. Base Staffing • 1 nurse to every 3 patients in department (regardless of patient status e.g. admitted, emergency & short stay) In addition to this base staffing, department will also have: • 1 triage nurse and 2nd triage RN or triage assistant RN/EN • Shift Coordinator who is a senior emergency trained RN • Mental Health Nurse – 7 days a week, based on Mental Health Service Model • Dedicated Resus Team comprised of 1 senior nurse with a recognised emergency nursing qualification RN, as Resus Nurse Team Leader • Minimum skill mix of 2 RN at level 2, or above, to be included in overall ED staffing on a shift by shift basis • Emergency Nurse Practitioner as per the model of care adopted for each individual emergency department • 1 ED Nurse Educator , which may be included as a part of other roles Country – Emergency Departments: Applicable to: Mt Gambier, Whyalla, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Gawler, Port Lincoln, Riverland (Berri), and South Coast Base Staffing • 1 nurse to every 3 patients which includes a minimum of 1 RN level 2 in the department (regardless of patient status e.g. admitted, emergency & short stay). This ratio includes Emergency Nurse Practitioners. In addition to this base staffing, department will also have: • Shift Coordinator who is a senior emergency trained RN which can be the hospital Shift Coordinator • Mental Health Nurse - role can be available for all the hospital • ED Nurse Educator (Level 3 or above) which may be provided at local, regional or LHN level; and • Mt Gambier only - 1 triage nurse between 1000 hours to 2200 hours. Time span may be adjusted subject to agreement between CHSALHN and ANMF. Country – Emergency Departments: Applicable to: Northern Yorke Peninsula Regional (Wallaroo) Base Staffing • 1 nurse to every 3 patients (regardless of patient status e.g. admitted, emergency & short stay).
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Emergency Departments. Health services operating an Emergency Department will roster to those departments in accordance with the requirements described below for the various Groups. Group 3 and Group 4 Emergency Department staffing requirements are based on data for the immediately preceding 12-month history of presentations. Where there is a seasonal fluctuation, a hospital may staff at the level of a particular Group for part of the year, and as another Group for the remainder or other part of the year, depending on the number and pattern of presentations. GROUP 1A AUSTIN HOSPITAL XXXXXX HOSPITAL MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE CLAYTON ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL ROYAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOX HILL HOSPITAL FRANKSTON HOSPITAL GEELONG HOSPITAL NORTHERN HOSPITAL DANDENONG HOSPITAL WESTERN HOSPITAL (FOOTSCRAY) BALLARAT HOSPITAL BENDIGO HOSPITAL LATROBE REGIONAL HOSPITAL MAROONDAH HOSPITAL WERRIBEE MERCY HOSPITAL THE ANGLISS HOSPITAL SUNSHINE HOSPITAL Ratios: AM 1:3 + In-Charge + Triage PM 1:3 + In-Charge + 2 Triage
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