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