Hire a part-time consulting physician to supervise the clinical work and medical charting of the nursing staff



Initiative TitleHire a part-time consulting physician to supervise the clinical work and medical charting of the nursing staff
Submitted in Previous Year(s)2017
Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale

Good medical practice requires the oversight of properly trained and credentialed physicians to supervise and evaluate the work of registered professional nurses who are limited in their scope of practice by their license level.  Having physician oversight would also allow for increasing the types of services provided.  The consulting physician would be hired to work 2 hours per week.

REQUEST FOR STAFFING (STAFF/CHAIR, CSEA) FOR AY 2017-18

Position requested:        consulting physician

New Position Replacement: Replacement Name: FT      PT: X

 

Please indicate the reason for the vacancy.

Resignation               Retirement                 Other: never existed

Justification for Action Requested

Briefly describe why the position is needed.

To provide medical oversight of the nursing staff

 

Have you considered consolidating duties into an existing position, changing to part-time, or

redistributing to other positions? If yes, please indicate why these solutions are not appropriate.

No position exists with the appropriate licensure to fulfill these duties

 

Describe the inadequacies of current staffing to support the immediate and future needs in your

department/office:

No current staff member is qualified to provide these services

 

Describe any technological enhancements/solutions you have considered:

Duties cannot be accomplished by technology

 

Additional Evidence

State/Federal/Grant Requirements

Is this position required due to new state/federal or grant requirements? If yes, please explain the new

requirement(s) below and describe why current staffing is inadequate.

Yes                 No: X              Explanation

Other

 

Briefly describe additional evidence to support this position request. Examples of evidence may include

connections to advancement of your department/division goals or Strategic Plan objectives and/or

specific data being tracked by your department that support the need.

This hire would increase the quality and scope of medical services offered to students and the campus community overall.

 

Implications/Impact if not filled

Briefly describe the impact of not filling this position:

Errors in medical treatment and medical charting.  We would not be operating under what is considered to be best practice for medical treatment provided on a college campus.

Consequences of this initiative not being funded

Potential for medical errors in treatment and documentation due to lack of supervision.

Department Goals
Programs
LocationsMain Campus
Estimated Completion Date
Will this initiative span multiple budget years?Yes
ImportanceMedium
Funding SourceRequest for Prioritization
Created11/30/2017 12:00 pm
Updated01/23/2018 9:14 am

Institutional Goals

Goal How will the initiative support this institutional goal?
This initiative will improve and expand upon the medical services offered to our students which ultimately enhances our support services.
This initiative will improve and expand upon the medical services offered to our campus community which ultimately enhances the health, wellness, and safety of our students, faculty and staff.

Action Steps

Action Step Responsible Party Order
Coordinate with HR to hire a consulting physician Director of the Wellness Center 1

Expected Outcomes

Outcome Order
Hire a qualified consulting physician with required credentials and experience 1

Assessment Methods

Method Description Other Method Responsible Party
Student Surveys: Satisfaction Need Surveys can be developed internally and administered to assess student frequency, importance, need and satisfaction institution’s staff, office and services and programming. Director of the Wellness Center

Resources

INITIAL YEAR COST: $8,400.00
RECURRING COST: $8,400.00

Equipment

Need Cost (Initial/Recurring) Supporting Departments
TOTAL: $0.00 / $0.00

Facility

Need Cost (Initial/Recurring) Supporting Departments
TOTAL: $0.00 / $0.00

Supply

Need Cost (Initial/Recurring) Supporting Departments
TOTAL: $0.00 / $0.00

Staffing

Need Cost (Initial/Recurring) Supporting Departments
consulting physician $8400.00 / 8400.00 (1st year)
  • Wellness Center
TOTAL: $8,400.00 / $8,400.00

Training

Need Cost (Initial/Recurring) Supporting Departments
TOTAL: $0.00 / $0.00

Marketing

Need Cost (Initial/Recurring) Supporting Departments
TOTAL: $0.00 / $0.00

Other

Need Cost (Initial/Recurring) Supporting Departments
TOTAL: $0.00 / $0.00

Prioritization

Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Initiative Title Department




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Hire a part-time consulting physician to supervise the clinical work and medical charting of the nursing staff
$8,400.00 / $8,400.00
Wellness Center

Assessment

DateDepartment NameStatusCost to DateFunding Source 
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