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Post Development of Palliative Care Unit carnold 2 05/08/2008
We have been operating a "scattered bed" palliative care program within our hospital for 3 years now. Our average daily census 6-8. Average monthly consults are between 35-45. We are wanting to open a palliative care unit within our hospital. We plan als ...
Post Job Description for Operations Manager RFerrare 1 03/28/2008
I am looking for a sample j.d. for an Operations Manager for an inpatient palliative care program.
Post staffing and budget sutton 2 03/03/2008
Hello, I tried to open the excel spread sheets at the end of the wonderful presentation of data with Lynn Hill Spragens, MBA but I could not open either one. Can someone help? Thanks We are in the process of submitting a proposal for additional staff as ...
Post In-patient Palliative Care Program Bmurray 3 03/01/2008
We are growing our in-patient Palliative Care Program but do not have a Medical Director at the present time. We are not billing for services, is a Medical Director a requirement?
Post Salary for RN or APN HobokenUMC 3 02/24/2008
We are making an offer to an RN to head our Palliative Care program. This is a new program for our hospital; therefore, this person will be in charge of developing the policies and procedures, growth, education, etc, etc. Our compensation team came back ...
Post spiritual health job description pkramer 2 02/20/2008
I am in the process of developing a job description for a chaplain/spiritual support person for our budding palliative care program. I may/may not have a budget for this position and it may end up being a volunteer position. Does anyone have an existin ...
Post On Call Responsbilities jeriburn 3 12/18/2007
Hi, my name is Jeri Burn and I am a nurse practitioner who is working with Dr. Robert Zalenski of Wayne State University in Detroit to start a palliative care team at Sinai-Grace Hospital, also in Detroit. We are in our infancy and currently, I am the onl ...
Post Palliative care consultation team dpiszko 5 11/12/2007
What would the role of a BSN RN be on a palliative care consultation team?
Post FTE's per number of consults CynthiaWagner 3 10/26/2007
Can some other hospital with CONSULTING service (not inpatient unit) please answer the question..... 1. How many consults do you receive per month. 2. How many FTE's do you have dedicated to your PC consulting service? (detail if possible: physicians, ...
Post Palliative Care physician recruitment AMoss 4 12/02/2007
We have been unable to recruit a palliative care physician for our hospital-based palliative care consultation service and outpatient cancer center. We have sent letters to the fellowship programs and posted ads on the CAPC and AAHPM website. I have let c ...
Post Medical Director Job Description pjones 2 12/06/2007
I am in the process of updating our policy and procedure manual. Our Medical Director Job description needs help. Does anyone have one that follows the COP guidelines for medical directors, that they wouldn't mind sharing? Thank you. Paula
Post Palliative Care Physician marybkelly7 4 12/18/2007
What qualifications does a physician need to have in order to do palliative care consults? We have a PC physician that is board certified in PC, but we need a physician that can cover in her absence.
Post FTE's Lesley 3 05/07/2008
We are a physician consultation program that has approx 50 consults a month with an average daily census of 8-10. We have 1 FTE physician and a 1 FTE Nurse (MSN). It really feels busy to us. What is the norm? Are there any benchmarks???
Post Ethics dsteeples 2 10/04/2007
We are in the process, of implementing a Palliative Care consult service. We are a Catholic Hospital, and we use the Ethical and Religous Directives as a guide for our Policies and Procedures. What are some of the Ethical issues that come up with palliati ...
Post Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team DenverC 4 10/04/2007
Does palliative care service have to directly employ ALL members of the interdisciplinary team?
Post Number of Staff Required OFL07 5 12/18/2007
What is the standard number of staff that is needed to start a palliative care consultation service in a hospital?
Post Welcome Message PCaines 1 06/13/2007
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