Outcomes Coordinator
The responsibilities as Outcomes Manager is to keep track of the vital statistics
for the medical clinic.
This involves such stats as:
1. Clinics held
2. Patients seen
3. Students attending clinic
4. Students missing clinic
5. List of chief complaints and frequencies
6. Medications administered
7. Referrals
8. Physicians working clinic
9. PPD’s planted
10. PPD’s read
There are several reasons to keep these statistics. One reason is to have an ongoing
record of the objective progress of the clinic. In this way we can recognize the
strengths and weaknesses of the clinic and plan interventions as necessary. As
an example, if students are found to be continually missing clinic without finding
a replacement they will not be scheduled for further clinics. Additionally, if
we find that PPD’s are being placed but not being read, then an intervention
can be initiated to rectify this situation.
In this way we can ensure that the clinic continues to serve a vital function
to the residents of the shelter. Importantly, the Outcomes data is also presented
to the South Park Inn Board of Directors on an annual basis. They use this information
to help secure additional funding for the shelter from benefactors and the state/federal
governments. Each month, the outcomes coordinator is expected to produce a document
for distribution at Clinic
Board meetings describing these statistics, as well as any others decided upon
by the clinic board.