position that must depart from the program early and have no remaining vacation days - you will be given LWOP for those days. Maternity/Paternity Leave: Leave due to the birth of a child must first exhaust remaining vacation and sick leave. If the requested leave must extend beyond accrued leave, the resident must seek FMLA or LWOP (details are provided above). As soon you are ready to share with the program that you will be taking Maternity Leave, discuss your options and submit the necessary paperwork in a timely fashion to avoid delays or denials. LEVELS OF SUPERVISION & PROGRESSIVE RESPONSIBILITY Policy and Process Several of the essential elements of supervision are contained in the Policy of Professionalism detailed elsewhere in this document. The specific policies for supervision are as follows. Levels of Responsibility Defined Direct Supervision by Faculty - faculty is physically present with the resident being supervised. All incoming interns will start their supervision at direct level. Direct Supervision by Senior Resident same as above but resident is supervisor. – Indirect with Direct Supervision IMMEDIATELY Available Faculty the – – supervising physician is physically present within the hospital or other site of patient care and is immediately available to provide Direct Supervision. Indirect with Direct Supervision IMMEDIATELY Available Resident-- – same but supervisor is resident. Indirect with Direct Supervision Available -- the supervising physician is not physically present within the hospital or other site of patient care, but is immediately available by means of telephonic and/or electronic modalities, and is available to provide Direct Supervision. Oversight The supervising physician is available to provide review of – procedures/encounters with feedback provided after care is delivered. PGY 1 residents may not initially be unsupervised in the hospital setting, although they can progress quickly to indirect supervision according to the ACGME Psychiatry RRC. Monitoring The institution will monitor implementation of the policies through Annual Review of Programs and Internal Reviews. The institution monitors supervision through a series of questions in the Annual Resident Survey. The program will monitor this through feedback from residents and monitoring by Chief Residents and Program Directors. Supervision will be added to the annual review of programs. Faculty responsibilities for supervision and graded responsibility Residents must be supervised in such a way that they assume progressive responsibility as they progress in their educational program. Progressive responsibility is determined in several ways including:
position that must depart from the program early and have no remaining vacation days - you will be given LWOP for those days. Maternity/Paternity Leave: Leave due to the birth of a child must first exhaust remaining vacation and sick leave. If the requested leave must extend beyond accrued leave, the resident must seek FMLA or LWOP (details are provided above). As soon you are ready to share with the program that you will be taking Maternity Leave, discuss your options and submit the necessary paperwork in a timely fashion to avoid delays or denials. LEVELS OF SUPERVISION & PROGRESSIVE RESPONSIBILITY Policy and Process Several of the essential elements of supervision are contained in the Policy of Professionalism detailed elsewhere in this document. The specific policies for supervision are as follows. Levels of Responsibility Defined Direct Supervision by Faculty - faculty is physically present with the resident being supervised. All incoming interns will start their supervision at direct level. Direct Supervision by Senior Resident – same as above but resident is supervisor. Indirect with Direct Supervision IMMEDIATELY Available – Faculty – the supervising physician is physically present within the hospital or other site of patient care and is immediately available to provide Direct Supervision. Indirect with Direct Supervision IMMEDIATELY Available – Resident-- same but supervisor is resident. Indirect with Direct Supervision Available -- the supervising physician is not physically present within the hospital or other site of patient care, but is immediately available by means of telephonic and/or electronic modalities, and is available to provide Direct Supervision. Oversight – The supervising physician is available to provide review of procedures/encounters with feedback provided after care is delivered. PGY 1 residents may not initially be unsupervised in the hospital setting, although they can progress quickly to indirect supervision according to the ACGME Psychiatry RRC. Monitoring The institution will monitor implementation of the policies through Annual Review of Programs and Internal Reviews. The institution monitors supervision through a series of questions in the Annual Resident Survey. The program will monitor this through feedback from residents and monitoring by Chief Residents and Program Directors. Supervision will be added to the annual review of programs. Faculty responsibilities for supervision and graded responsibility Residents must be supervised in such a way that they assume progressive responsibility as they progress in their educational program. Progressive responsibility is determined in several ways including:
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