catalyst

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1. Small hospital staffing concerns for high census

   catalyst replied to Northernlights's topic in Rural

   First I say a small hospital is a very wild animal and good luck. I am a manager and find this type of situation hard to manage, it is a eal balancing act. A well seasoned staff could probably handle your situation fairly well, especially if a CNA or...

2. job in OR

   catalyst replied to roxburin's topic in Med-Surg

   I think you will be able to find a job in the OR. I would advise you to work medical floor or surgical floor first, but if your hart is in the OR, go for it. You will learn more than you ever thought you would. Good luck.

3. New Med/Surg manager wants your input on staffing matrix

   catalyst posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I have 5 years management experience in ED and ICU and have recently become the manager of a 28 bed medical surgical unit. Current situation: Typically we have 1 unit clerk, 2 RN's, 2 LVN's, 2 CNA's, and a charge RN (who rarely takes a patient load)....

4. New Med/Surg manager wants your input on staffing matrix

   catalyst posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I have 5 years management experience in ED and ICU and have recently become the manager of a 28 bed medical surgical unit. Current situation: Typically we have 1 unit clerk, 2 RN's, 2 LVN's, 2 CNA's, and a charge RN (who rarely takes a patient load)....

5. staffing

   catalyst replied to kirk's topic in Emergency

   I'm a manager in a small town hospital where we have about 14,000 visits per year. Staffing is very hard to predict. I use data obtainte thru the database to trend peek times. We see anywhere from 30 to 60 patients per day with the average censes of ...

6. Clinical Ladder

   catalyst replied to CANRN's topic in Management

   Hi, I just recently sent a clinical ladder proposal to our R/R team. I would be happy to email the content. It is written in Word. (My main computer is in the shop and I can not post on the webpage without installing alot of software on my loaner) ca...

7. Co-pays in the ER

   catalyst replied to kaycee's topic in Emergency

   Hi guys, I recently went through an EMTALA investigation (no violations) and while preparing an in-service I researched a ton of information. EMTALA states you must provide a medical screening reguardless of ability to pay and you must treat and stab...

8. ? Need Benchmark for LWT (LWBS) & AMA's

   catalyst posted a topic in Emergency

   I'm trying to find a benchmark for patients who left without being seen by the physician and patients who left against medical advice. Currently my LWBS volume is between 3% & 5% and AMA is 1.5%. I have been told by my CFO the average is 0.3% LW...

9. Interview Questions

   catalyst replied to Speedy1RN's topic in Emergency

   When I became the manager in my ER I interviewed all the staff using the following questions. I also interview new applicants with these questions. Emergency Room Questionnaire 1.What role does the emergency room play in community service? 2.What rol...

10. Interview Questions

    catalyst replied to Speedy1RN's topic in Emergency

11. Help! Dysfunctional ER in Small Town. 1000 Visits/Month

    catalyst posted a topic in Emergency

    My first day in the ER...... I have been a nurse for 6 years working in ER, ICU, OR, and nursing supervision. I have just signed on as the ER manager and was shocked at the mess i walked into. Any input from others, especially small town ER's that ...