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Table 6.3. Potential Staffing for a 50-bed Alternative Care Site (ACS) per 12 Hours
Per 12 hour
shift: 32.5
Staff | Number Required |
Physician |
1 |
Medical Assistant/ Phlebotomy |
1 |
Physician Extender (PA/NP) |
1 |
Food Service |
2 |
RNs or RNs/LPNs |
6 |
Chaplain/Pastoral |
1 |
Health Technicians |
4 |
Day Care/Pet Care |
- |
Unit Secretaries |
2 |
Volunteers |
4 |
Respiratory Therapist |
1 |
Engineering/Maintenance |
0.25 |
Case Manager |
1 |
Biomed |
0.25 |
Social Worker |
1 |
Security |
2 |
Housekeepers |
2 |
Patient Transporters |
2 |
Lab |
1 |
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