House Staff Manual - Winthrop University Hospital

using a bar code format and your personal bar code which is put on the back of your ID badge atOrientation. It is your responsibility to return the films in a timely manner.97. RESPIRATORY CARERespiratory Care is a 24 hour a day/seven day a week clinical service which operates under the medicaldirection of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division. The page operator has beeperassignments for coverage.The Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP's) are active members of the Code team responsible forendotracheal intubation, and the initiation and ongoing monitoring of mechanical ventilation. RCP's arealso responsible for the provision of medication nebulization, oxygen therapy, continuous aerosol therapy,medication therapy, blood gas analysis, and a variety of other services, depending upon the needs of thepatient.98. SOCIAL WORK SERVICESThe Department of Social Work provides counseling to patients and families experiencing adjustmentproblems in dealing with illness and hospitalization. These problems may be emotional, social, vocationalor economic in nature. Referrals are made to appropriate community and mental health services, if a needfor continuing care is indicated.Staff provides crisis intervention in cases of suspected child abuse, domestic violence, rape, substanceabuse, trauma, terminal illness, homelessness and mental health issues.Residents may arrange for a social work consult by writing an order in the patient’s chart, at which time theRN will contact the Social Work Department personally at ext. 2341.Social workers are available after hours, on weekends and holidays on an on-call basis. Residents mustrefer the case to the nursing supervisor for emergency level screening before the on-call socialworker can be contacted.Social workers are in continuous and active collaboration with Case Management with respect to: 1)facilitating discharge plan by identifying and eliminating obstacles to timely discharge; 2) referrals to subacuteand rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, adult homes and in-patient hospices; 3)applications for Medicaid for long term placement in Nassau County only.For additional information about social work services and procedures, please contact the Department ofSocial Work at ext. 2341.PATIENT RIGHTS99. AIDS CONFIDENTIALITY LAWArticle 27F of the NYS Public Health Law, enacted 2/89 and revised Spring 2000, describes requirementsfor medical personnel related to HIV/AIDS testing, reporting, confidentiality disclosure/consent, partnernotification and occupational exposure. Residents should be familiar with the law and its regulations,which can be found at www.health.state.ny.us. The Department of Infection Control, ext. 2724, orafter hours, through the Winthrop Operator, is available to answer specific questions.OVERVIEW OF THE LAWArticle 27-F of the New York State Public Health Law, effective February 1, 1989, was enacted:Rev. 1/08