RTC Tasks during Rounds:
- Call interpreters for rounds
- Call nursing for rounds
RTC inpatient tasks:
- Walk sensitive labs (ex: VBGs) to lab if needed
- Help with delivery of scripts/medications (pickup from pharmacy to bedside)
- Work with team to expedite discharges (identification of transportation and other social needs)
- Obtain medical records/test results from outside hospitals
- Call US/MRI/CT/XR about timing of imaging for patients
- Help complete MRI Checklists with patients
- Call tech support for issues with team computers and equipment - to help file IT tickets
- Accompany clinically stable patients “as caregiver” with transportation staff present to appointment or imaging, if parent(s) or guardian is not available
- Call to schedule appointments
- Prior authorizations
- Held send faxes and confirm faxes received
- Confirm medications are covered by insurance (by calling pharmacy if unique medication)
- Confirm labs received by send-out specialty labs
- Help with phone calls directed to resident room
- Help coordinate family meetings (ex: sending emails)
- Collecting supplies for blood draws, lumbar punctures, EKG etc