assigned to the Lower Saco eligible for the supplemental Kennebec units will receive a unit. pay are receiving it according stipend of $1.00 per hour for to Human Resource guidance. hours worked on those units. Discussions should be held Action steps will be developed The day NOD and Nurse IV’s with Mental Health Workers based on the results of the meet every weekday morning and nursing staff to DHHS Human and have been meeting more CONSENT DECREE Quality Improvement Actions Taken During the Measure Quarter Recommendation determine what additional Resources survey. The results regularly to specifically develop measures are required to of the survey and subsequent a new staffing pattern to reduce the pressures action steps will be reported to reduce staff stress. In addition, experienced by and the the Quality Improvement a more aggressive effort to resulting effects on the class Committee and distributed to quickly review Family Medical members hospitalized for staff and included in the Leave requests is being created treatment. Quarterly Report. to assist in reducing these pressures. Qualification for Mental 100% of Mental Health Applications for mental health Health Workers should not be workers meet and maintain the workers are verified by reduced. competencies required for Resources against the positions. minimum qualifications established by the state DER (Employee Relations). If a candidate does not meet minimum qualifications they cannot proceed in the application process. Continuing effort is required 100% of incidents of abuse, The Risk Manager continues to to ensure that all staff neglect or exploitation are verify that all allegations of understand the mandate for reported to Adult Protective abuse, neglect or exploitation reporting any suspected abuse, Services. This will be are reported to Adult neglect, or exploitation of class monitored by a monthly Protective Services. All members. review of incident reports. On incidents are reviewed. A a bi-monthly basis, the monthly report is sent to hospital’s survey team hospital’s Human Rights (comprised of quality Committee for review. On a improvement staff from both monthly review of Incident Riverview and Dorothea Dix) Reports, the hospital’s survey will conduct an audit of the team (comprised of quality patient records for improvement staff from both seclusion/restraint events to RPC and DDPC) conduct an ensure that all events have audit of the patient records for been reported. seclusion/restraint events to ensure that all events have been reported.
assigned to the Lower Saco unit. eligible for the supplemental pay are receiving it according to Human Resource guidance. Kennebec units will receive a stipend of $1.00 per hour for hours worked on those units. Discussions should be held with Mental Health Workers and nursing staff to Action steps will be developed based on the results of the DHHS Human The day NOD and Nurse IV’s meet every weekday morning and have been meeting more CONSENT DECREE Recommendation Quality Improvement Measure Actions Taken During the Quarter determine what additional measures are required to reduce the pressures experienced by and the resulting effects on the class members hospitalized for treatment. Resources survey. The results of the survey and subsequent action steps will be reported to the Quality Improvement Committee and distributed to staff and included in the Quarterly Report. regularly to specifically develop a new staffing pattern to reduce staff stress. In addition, a more aggressive effort to quickly review Family Medical Leave requests is being created to assist in reducing these pressures. Qualification for Mental Health Workers should not be reduced. 100% of Mental Health workers meet and maintain the competencies required for positions. Applications for mental health workers are verified by Resources against the minimum qualifications established by the state DER (Employee Relations). If a candidate does not meet minimum qualifications they cannot proceed in the application process. Continuing effort is required to ensure that all staff understand the mandate for reporting any suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of class members. 100% of incidents of abuse, neglect or exploitation are reported to Adult Protective Services. This will be monitored by a monthly review of incident reports. On a bi-monthly basis, the hospital’s survey team (comprised of quality improvement staff from both Riverview and Dorothea Dix) will conduct an audit of the patient records for seclusion/restraint events to ensure that all events have been reported. The Risk Manager continues to verify that all allegations of abuse, neglect or exploitation are reported to Adult Protective Services. All incidents are reviewed. A monthly report is sent to hospital’s Human Rights Committee for review. On a monthly review of Incident Reports, the hospital’s survey team (comprised of quality improvement staff from both RPC and DDPC) conduct an audit of the patient records for seclusion/restraint events to ensure that all events have been reported.