Vinton County Health Department
CCE Site:
Vinton County Health
Department
31927 SR 93
McArthur, OH 45651
Phone:
(740) 596-5233
Contact Person:
Bonnie Martin, R.N., Director of
Nursing
Office Hours:
8:00 am – 4:00 pm weekdays
Special Notes:
Clinic hours begin at 8:30 AM.
It is recommended that you contact Ms. Martin in advance of
your experience, as there may be special instructions
regarding the place and time to meet your preceptor.
Instructor:
Alice Lieving, RN
(740) 596-5233
Specific CCE Goals
(will vary depending on whether the student attends a home
visit or a clinic experience):
Gain experience in
preventive medicine, patient teaching, and community health
education by participating in health department activities.
Gather knowledge of the community/public
health services
available to help individuals and families
cope with specific health problems in a rural area.
To understand the purpose and practice of
home health care.
To recognize the services available to
physicians caring for patients in the home setting.
Objectives/Activities
(will vary depending on whether the student attends a home
visit or a clinic experience)
By participating in this CCE
assignment, medical students may:
· Clinic and Home Health:
Interview patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural
backgrounds.
· Clinic and Home Health:
Provide health teaching to patients from diverse
socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
· Clinic: Assist with
preparing clients for and providing immunizations.
· Clinic: Assist staff with
obtaining laboratory specimens.
· Home Health: Observe the
use of the problem-oriented medical record in the home care
setting.
· Home Health: Discuss with
preceptor the current patient’s problems and interventions
designed to meet those needs.
· Home Health: Observe the care
administered by the home health nurse in the home
environment and/or assist with basic patient physical
assessment procedures such as vital signs, heart and lung
auscultation.
· Clinic and Home Health:
Discuss with preceptor the need for follow-up services and
referrals.
· Home Health: Complete the
attached
caregiver assessment
and the
environmental assessment designed to identify services
available to homebound persons.
Equipment Needed for
Activity:
Stethoscope
Dress:
White lab jacket and
identification badge. Please wear professional casual
clothes, no blue jeans or tennis shoes.
Transportation:
Is required
Responsibilities of
the Medical Student:
· While on agency property,
medical students will conform to all applicable policies and
procedures of the agency.
· Medical students will exercise
confidentiality with regard to all patient and/or staff
information gained during the clinical experiences.
Directions
Take 50/32 West toward Chillicothe.
After you pass the Albany exits and the Ohio University
Airport, SR 50 separates from 32. Take 50 W toward
McArthur. When you arrive in McArthur, turn right at
the first stop light on SR 93. The Health Department
is located one mile up 93 on the left.
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