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Table 6.3. Potential Staffing for a 50-bed Alternative Care Site (ACS) per 12 Hours

Per 12 hour shift: 32.5

Staff

Number Required

Physician

1

Medical Assistant/ Phlebotomy

1

Physician Extender (PA/NP)

1

Food Service

2

RNs or RNs/LPNs

6

Chaplain/Pastoral

1

Health Technicians

4

Day Care/Pet Care

-

Unit Secretaries

2

Volunteers

4

Respiratory Therapist

1

Engineering/Maintenance

0.25

Case Manager

1

Biomed

0.25

Social Worker

1

Security

2

Housekeepers

2

Patient Transporters

2

Lab

1

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