Ambulatory Department Specific Orientation

UCLA HEALTH SYSTEM

AMBULATORY DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC ORIENTATION

______(Department or Clinic)

Please complete all sections prior to the employee’s first shift at the new location

Employee Name: Classification:

Supervisor: Department/Unit:

REVIEW DATE /

N/A

1. GENERAL ITEMS & AREAS (REQUIRED ITEMS)

lOCATE/ knowledge of:

CLINIC ENTRY & EXIT,LOBBY, LAYOUT, RESTROOM

CLINIC RECEPTION, CLINIC NURSING STATION, CALL CENTER

CLINIC OPERATION HOURS

CONSULTATION ROOMS /HOTELING SPACE

ELEVATORS

EMERGENCY POWER ELECTRICAL OUTLETS (RED), POWER OUTLETS

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS (UTILITY OUTAGES), CARE CONNECT DOWNTIME COMPUTER

STAFF BREAK AREA, LOUNGE,

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM: INTERNET DIRECTORY, PAGING SYSTEM, WIRELESS NETWORK, AND SECURITY

COMMUNICATION DEVICES;PHONES, VIDEO INTERPRETER SYSTEM

DEPARTMENT ADDRESS, PHONE DIRECTORY

CRITICAL TRAVEL PATHWAYS (TUNNEL)

Visitor Parking

ii. ENVIRONMENTOF CARE/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

LOCATE AND KNOWLEDGE OF:

FIRE PREVENTION

REPORTING A FIRE
EVACUATION PLAN/ROUTES/STAFF ROLES
FIRE EXTINGUISHER LOCATION AND MONTHLY MAINTENANCE CHECK

SMOKE DECTECTORS/ SPRINKERS LOCATION

FIRE ALARM PULL STATIONS PROXIMAL TO THE CLINIC
Medical Gas Shut-Off Valves (zone valve)
unique fire hazards (i.e. oxygen, chemicals)

Emergency Management

COMMANDAWARE (applicable only to hospital-based clinics)
Communications in disasters ( notification/ Call tree location )
Command center location
DISASTER & EMERGENCY RESPONSE MANUAL W/DEPARTMENT DISASTER PLAN
DISASTER KIT ( EARTHQUAKE KIT)
medsled evacuation devices (as applicable)

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

REPORTING A SPILL; SPILL KIT
sds manual- dEPARTMENTAL & INTERNET

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CARE AND EQUIPMENT LOCATION
CLINICAL ENGINEER

SECURITY MANAGEMENT

ALARM ACTIVATION & RESPONSE (I.E. DURESS AND INFANT ABDUCTION), PANIC BUTTON,
CARD AND KEY ACCESS ( IF APPLICABLE ) – TEST SWIPE PROX CARD
KEYS AND ACCESS ( OVERNIGHT ENTERANCE AND EXITS )
COMBINATION LOCKS

PATIENT SAFETY

NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY GOALS
INFECTION CONTROL
INDENTIFICATION OF PATIENT
MEDICATION ERROR REDUCTION
UNIVERSAL PROTOCOL
EVENT REPORTING
CONFIDENTIAL BIN
Fall Risk SCREENING
DEPRESSION SCREENING

UTILITY MANAGEMENT

SUPPORT SERVICES
FACILITY SERVICES REQUEST

Unit SPECIFIC

A.DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION CHART

ATTENDANCE & REQUEST TIME OFF POLICY

DRESS AND APPEARANCE CODE

DEPARTMENTAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT/S

B. nurses station

Defibrillator / pacer / aed

EMERGENCY Cart

ekg /PULXometry

Physiologic Monitoring Central Station

Oxygen tanks/ outlets

vital sign machine/ electronic thermometer/ temp dots

c. CLEAN / solied UTILITY ROOM

LINEN CART

MATERIAL MANAGEMENT - supply cart

NON STOCK SUPPLY REQUISITION/ EMPAC

d. infection control

instrument cleaning / sterilization PROCESSES

personal protective equipment

transport of biohazard material

biohazard waste containers

e. MEDICATION ROOMS

cabinets

Pyxis

pharmacy request

pharmacy charges

medication Refrigerater temperature log

sample drug log

pharmacy round

sharp /medication disposal

d. other items

form portal / location

ADMISSION REQUEST

Employee SignatureDate

Preceptor/Validator SignatureDate

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Revised on:01/11/2019