Student Orientation Manual - Ballarat Health Services

Undergraduate and postgraduate clinical education orientation package
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
2 ABOUT BALLARAT ....................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 HISTORY, RESTAURANTS AND CAFES, WINERIES AND OTHER TOURIST ATTRACTIONS .........................4
3 BEFORE YOU START YOUR PLACEMENT .............................................................................. 4
3.1 PROCEDURES TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE COMMENCING..........................................................................4
3.2 HOURS OF WORK.................................................................................................................................................5
3.3 SUPPORT FOR STUDENT PLACEMENTS ...........................................................................................................5
3.3.1 Accommodation...........................................................................................................................................5
3.3.2 Student meeting ...........................................................................................................................................6
3.3.3 Additional support......................................................................................................................................6
3.4 ACCESS TO HOSPITAL GYM AND POOL............................................................................................................6
3.5 GENERAL REMINDERS .......................................................................................................................................6
4 GETTING AROUND BALLARAT................................................................................................. 7
4.1 GETTING TO BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES .................................................................................................7
4.1.1 Queen Elizabeth Centre..............................................................................................................................7
4.1.2 BHS Base Hospital....................................................................................................................................7
4.2 TRANSPORT..........................................................................................................................................................7
4.2.1 Hospital cars...............................................................................................................................................7
4.2.2 Taxis..........................................................................................................................................................7
4.2.3 Buses...........................................................................................................................................................7
4.2.4 Parking.......................................................................................................................................................8
5 BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES......................................... 8
5.1 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES...............................................................................................................................8
5.2 SAFE PRACTICE FOR WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY POLICY...................................................................8
5.3 MANUAL HANDLING ..........................................................................................................................................8
5.4 INCIDENT REPORTING.......................................................................................................................................9
5.5 INFECTION CONTROL.........................................................................................................................................9
5.6 LIBRARY................................................................................................................................................................9
5.7 CLINICIANS HEALTH CHANNEL ......................................................................................................................9
5.8 CAFETERIA/STRAWBERRY CAFE .....................................................................................................................9
5.9 SMOKING............................................................................................................................................................10
5.10 TELEPHONES .....................................................................................................................................................10
5.10.1 Internal calls .............................................................................................................................................10
5.10.2 Local outside calls .....................................................................................................................................10
5.10.3 STD calls .................................................................................................................................................10
5.11 MOBILE PHONES ...............................................................................................................................................10
5.12 FAX MACHINES ..................................................................................................................................................10
5.13 PAGING SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................10
5.14 COMPUTER SYSTEMS – LOGINS, PRINTERS, TIME TO ACCESS ....................................................................11
5.14.1 Login ........................................................................................................................................................11
5.14.2 E-mail ......................................................................................................................................................11
5.14.3 Saving files ................................................................................................................................................11
5.14.4 Printers .....................................................................................................................................................11
5.15 MAIL – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL................................................................................................................11
6 ALLIED HEALTH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES .................................................................12
6.1 ALLIED HEALTH – VISION AND MISSION ....................................................................................................12
6.2 PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOUR – CODE OF CONDUCT...................................................................................12
6.3 STATISTICAL REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................................................13
6.4 ALLIED HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION............................................................13
6.4.1 Guidelines on usage, storage and disposal of Allied Health clinical working files .......................................13
6.4.2 Allied Health SOAP guidelines ...............................................................................................................13
6.5 MEETING ROOMS..............................................................................................................................................14
6.6 STATIONERY ......................................................................................................................................................14
6.7 ALLIED HEALTH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................14
Last updated: 2 nd February 2012 2