Rural Health Care AgencyRural Health Care Agency

Sample Orientation ProgramSample Orientation Program

Welcome!!Welcome!!

We are really pleased to have you as We are really pleased to have you as part of our team!part of our team!

We anticipate that your experience at We anticipate that your experience at our agency will be a rewarding our agency will be a rewarding milestone in your professional milestone in your professional

development!development!

Purpose Of This Purpose Of This PresentationPresentation

• Introduce our servicesIntroduce our services

• Ensure the completion of required Ensure the completion of required paperworkpaperwork

• Provide information about our policy Provide information about our policy & procedural issues& procedural issues

• Provide information about visiting Provide information about visiting our communityour community

About UsAbout Us

• We are a multipurpose centre providing:We are a multipurpose centre providing:

• 12 acute care beds12 acute care beds

• 10 aged care beds10 aged care beds

• Emergency care servicesEmergency care services

• Midwifery servicesMidwifery services

• Allied health services – orthotics, Allied health services – orthotics, physiotherapy, speech therapyphysiotherapy, speech therapy

• General PracticeGeneral Practice

• Community NursingCommunity Nursing

Our Core Values Our Core Values

• RespectRespect

• CaringCaring

• CommitmentCommitment

• Disease PreventionDisease Prevention

• Health PromotionHealth Promotion

• High quality health care serviceHigh quality health care service

DocumentationDocumentation

• Must be completed, signed, dated & Must be completed, signed, dated & returned to your clinical supervisor returned to your clinical supervisor before commencing your clinical before commencing your clinical experienceexperience– Confidentiality AgreementConfidentiality Agreement– Learning ContractLearning Contract– Discuss performance feedback formsDiscuss performance feedback forms

Our policies and proceduresOur policies and procedures

• Our standards manuals are situated Our standards manuals are situated in each professional area. in each professional area.

• Key points:Key points:– you wear your name badge AT ALL TIMES you wear your name badge AT ALL TIMES – You wear appropriate and professional You wear appropriate and professional

dressdress– Confidentiality is always maintainedConfidentiality is always maintained– All absences from practice are discussed All absences from practice are discussed

with your clinical supervisor.with your clinical supervisor.

Visiting our agencyVisiting our agency

• MealsMeals– Available from our facility at a small chargeAvailable from our facility at a small charge

• ParkingParking– Free parking at rear of agency – front reserved for Free parking at rear of agency – front reserved for

clients and familiesclients and families• Respect and courtesyRespect and courtesy

– Knock before entering any roomsKnock before entering any rooms– Introduce yourself before initiating care or observing Introduce yourself before initiating care or observing

proceduresprocedures• Supportive servicesSupportive services

– Pastoral carePastoral care– Counselling Counselling – Community liaison officerCommunity liaison officer

Codes at our agencyCodes at our agency

• Code BlueCode Blue– Emergency situationEmergency situation– 3 bells and public announcement3 bells and public announcement

• Code BlackCode Black– AssaultAssault– Public announcementPublic announcement

• Code RedCode Red– FireFire– Sirens and public announcementSirens and public announcement

• Code GreenCode Green– Bomb threatBomb threat– Public announcementPublic announcement

Standard PrecautionsStandard PrecautionsBarriersBarriers

• HandwashingHandwashing

• GlovesGloves

• Gowns/ApronsGowns/Aprons

• MasksMasks

• GogglesGoggles

• Sharps containersSharps containers

• Ventilation DevicesVentilation Devices

Standard Precautions Con't.Standard Precautions Con't.

• Handwashing (Most important Handwashing (Most important prevention)prevention)– Consider waterless when no sinksConsider waterless when no sinks– before patient carebefore patient care– after removing PPEafter removing PPE– between tasksbetween tasks– after patient care completedafter patient care completed

ReflectionReflection

• Please take time to reflect on the following Please take time to reflect on the following issues with your clinical supervisor:issues with your clinical supervisor:– Patients rights and responsibilitiesPatients rights and responsibilities– Principles of asepsisPrinciples of asepsis– Standard precautionsStandard precautions– Patient assessmentPatient assessment– Professional Code of ConductProfessional Code of Conduct– Legal and Ethical IssuesLegal and Ethical Issues– DocumentationDocumentation

QuestionsQuestions

• We are happy to answer any of your We are happy to answer any of your questions or clarify anything you are questions or clarify anything you are unsure of … PROVIDED THAT:unsure of … PROVIDED THAT:– You have done your best to find out the answer You have done your best to find out the answer

yourselfyourself– You ask at an appropriate timeYou ask at an appropriate time– You allow us enough time to find appropriate You allow us enough time to find appropriate

resources and material to assist youresources and material to assist you– We are not doing your assessment work for We are not doing your assessment work for

you.you.

Thank YouThank You

• For choosing to spend some time For choosing to spend some time with us.with us.

• Please return to us one day!Please return to us one day!