Tertiary Health Care Roles And Functions Table

Table Definition Pick one field in which you could see yourself potentially managing or working after graduation. In one to two paragraphs, describe the role as you see it. Describe how you would motivate your colleagues and employees. Identify professional organizations pertinent to this role. Tertiary Health Care Roles and Functions Table

References

  • List your references in APA format. See Faculty Expectations for more information.

Example

There are many ways to complete this table. Some go into great detail. Others complete the information in a basic format. As long as you provide accurate information in each box, it will be considered complete. Use the following column definitions to guide your answers in each column. The example table row provided after the definitions below represents just one completed row of the table.

Column Definitions

Chronic Care Model Component: Where does the role or profession fall in the chronic care model? Some roles (but not all) fit into more than one section, depending on the specialty. Complete this column in order to understand how the role fits into the overall health care system. Placement of most roles is not simple, and may require some thinking.

The two main interacting parts of the chronic care model are the health system and the community system. These lead to the prepared, proactive practice team component and the informed, activated patient component, respectively.

Health Systems – Includes roles involved in the overall program planning, management, and assessment of measurable goals for the health care organization, including the care of chronic illness. These professionals provide the clinical and administrative environment of the health care organization.

Senior leadership and quality control roles typically fit into this component.

  • Delivery System Design – Includes roles involved in the teamwork and scope of practice in support of the patient; in essence, the health care team.
  • Decision Support – Includes roles involved in the integration of best practices, standards, and clinical practice guidelines in the management of the team and of the hospital.
  • Clinical Information Systems – Includes roles involved in the surveillance of patient data and information management. Computer technicians and data management staff would fit into this area, along with a variety of other professionals.
  • Community Resources and Policies – Includes roles involved with community support and government health policy. (Most tertiary care roles do not fit into this system. You will learn more about the community system in later units.)
  • Self-Management Support – Includes roles involved in empowering patients to manage their own care.
  • Services Provided: Essentially, this is the job description (in brief). Do not base your entry in this column on what you think the role entails. Research the job description and provide a complete APA reference for your resource in the Reference list at the bottom of the page. Note that simply cutting and pasting information from your sources without proper citation constitutes plagiarism.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a recommended resource for this column.

  • Motivation: What motivates members of this profession to do well? You might not be able to find conclusive answers to this question through research. This kind of information is subjective, so you may rely on your own impressions for your answers to this column. If you know people working in the role, you might ask them, personally. The important thing is to try to understand what might motivate members of this profession. As a role manager, this will be important for you to consider.
  • Reimbursable by Insurance: The services of some jobs, particularly those with direct patient contact, can be billed directly to the insurance company. However, most cannot. For example, nursing is usually not billed to insurance—except for nurses in a specialty situation, such as a nurse midwife or nurse anesthetist. 
  • A community health nurse teaching diabetes control would not bill directly to insurance, whereas a dietician would. As a role manager, it will be important for you to be aware of these discrepancies.
  • Education Needed: What degree is necessary, in which subjects, to qualify for entry-level work in this role? If applicable, include advanced degrees that someone in this field could aspire to. For example, an entry-level nurse might have a diploma in nursing, an associate’s degree, or a bachelor of science degree in nursing. 
  • But it is also possible to earn a master’s degree or a doctorate in nursing. All must have a nursing license. As a role manager, it will be important for you to understand the basic training requirements and potential levels of advancement in the role.

Professional Organization: A professional organization, such as the American Public Health Association, is typically a non-profit organization that strives to advance the interests of a professional field. Professional organizations may host conferences, may lobby for governmental policy changes, and may offer members community updates, such as a regular newsletter. 

Members of the profession might join the organization in order to advance their careers, keep current on the professional literature, or to earn continuing education credit. Nearly every profession is represented by a professional organization, but for health care professionals it is especially important to join one; for information and for strength of community. One of the many professional organizations nurses might belong to is the American Nurses Association. Government entities such as the CDC are not professional organizations

References

List your resources in APA format. See Faculty Expectations for more information. (Just a few are provided in this example.)