Rural Health Care Agency

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Rural Health Care Agency

• Sample Orientation Program

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Welcome!!

• We are really pleased to have you as part of our
  team!
• We anticipate that your experience at our agency
  will be a rewarding milestone in your
  professional development!

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Purpose Of This Presentation

• Introduce our services
• Ensure the completion of required paperwork
• Provide information about our policy procedural
  issues
• Provide information about visiting our community

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About Us

• We are a multipurpose centre providing
• 12 acute care beds
• 10 aged care beds
• Emergency care services
• Midwifery services
• Allied health services orthotics,
  physiotherapy, speech therapy
• General Practice
• Community Nursing

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Our Core Values

• Respect
• Caring
• Commitment
• Disease Prevention
• Health Promotion
• High quality health care service

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Documentation

• Must be completed, signed, dated returned to
  your clinical supervisor before commencing your
  clinical experience
• Confidentiality Agreement
• Learning Contract
• Discuss performance feedback forms

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Our policies and procedures

• Our standards manuals are situated in each
  professional area.
• Key points
• you wear your name badge AT ALL TIMES
• You wear appropriate and professional dress
• Confidentiality is always maintained
• All absences from practice are discussed with
  your clinical supervisor.

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Visiting our agency

• Meals
• Available from our facility at a small charge
• Parking
• Free parking at rear of agency front reserved
  for clients and families
• Respect and courtesy
• Knock before entering any rooms
• Introduce yourself before initiating care or
  observing procedures
• Supportive services
• Pastoral care
• Counselling
• Community liaison officer

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Codes at our agency

• Code Blue
• Emergency situation
• 3 bells and public announcement
• Code Black
• Assault
• Public announcement
• Code Red
• Fire
• Sirens and public announcement
• Code Green
• Bomb threat
• Public announcement

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Standard PrecautionsBarriers

• Handwashing
• Gloves
• Gowns/Aprons
• Masks
• Goggles
• Sharps containers
• Ventilation Devices

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Standard Precautions Con't.

• Handwashing (Most important prevention)
• Consider waterless when no sinks
• before patient care
• after removing PPE
• between tasks
• after patient care completed

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Reflection

• Please take time to reflect on the following
  issues with your clinical supervisor
• Patients rights and responsibilities
• Principles of asepsis
• Standard precautions
• Patient assessment
• Professional Code of Conduct
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Documentation

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Questions

• We are happy to answer any of your questions or
  clarify anything you are unsure of PROVIDED
  THAT
• You have done your best to find out the answer
  yourself
• You ask at an appropriate time
• You allow us enough time to find appropriate
  resources and material to assist you
• We are not doing your assessment work for you.

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Thank You

• For choosing to spend some time with us.
• Please return to us one day!