Initiative Title | Hire a part-time consulting physician to supervise the clinical work and medical charting of the nursing staff |
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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. |
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Locations | Main Campus |
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Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
Importance | Medium |
Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
Created | 11/30/2017 12:00 pm |
Updated | 01/23/2018 9:14 am |
Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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This initiative will improve and expand upon the medical services offered to our students which ultimately enhances our support services. |
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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 Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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Coordinate with HR to hire a consulting physician | Director of the Wellness Center | 1 |
Outcome | Order |
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Hire a qualified consulting physician with required credentials and experience | 1 |
Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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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 |
INITIAL YEAR COST: | $8,400.00 |
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RECURRING COST: | $8,400.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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consulting physician | $8400.00 / 8400.00 (1st year) |
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TOTAL: | $8,400.00 / $8,400.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
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