Table 7: Staffing Considerations for Alternative Care Sites: Suggested Minimum per 12-Hour Shift for 50 Bed Units
| Class |
Infectious |
Non-infectious |
Quarantine |
| Physician |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Physician extender (PA/NP) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| RNs or RNs/LPNs |
6 |
6 |
2 |
| Health technicians |
4 |
6 |
1 |
| Unit secretaries |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Respiratory Therapist |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Case Manager |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Social Worker |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Housekeepers |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Lab Personnel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Medical Asst/Phlebotomy |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Food Service |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Chaplain/Pastoral |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Day care/Pet care |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Volunteers |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Engineering/Maintenance |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0 |
| Biomed-to set up equipment |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0 |
| Security |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Patient transporters |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Source: Adapted from The Concept of Operations for the Acute Care Center, the U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM), 2003, in press. Used by permission.
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