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Guide to Starting
UCLA PICU

Specific Onboarding Help for Los Robles EM Residents OR any residents' first time to UCLA PICU

**Additional Rotation Information:

https://www.uclapeds.com/picu

  • Team Structure, Daily Schedule, Contact Information

  • "PICU Days" - Info to help start your first PICU Shift: pre-rounding, rounds, updates, daily notes, etc

QUICK REFERENCE - Pediatric Code Cards

Know Before You Go! - AMION Schedule

AMION Scheduleamion.com

Access Code:

ucla peds​​

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Will need to setup an Amion/Doximity account

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Once Signed into AMION – you should be able View schedule

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AMION Finder Page – which UCLA Peds residents are on-call

Individual Schedules – Select “My Schedule” Icon

Select your name from the LR EM-PICU dropdown list & select “Create Schedule”

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EXAMPLE SCHEDULE:

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Reading your Schedule:

You are expected to be in the PICU every day of the rotation except for the days labeled as "UPIC Days Off"

Morning Signout starts at 5:30a

Evening Signout starts 5:30p-5:45p by resident

Know Before You Go! - Badge & Parking

UCLA Health Badge

You will need your badge for your first day –

BADGE ACCESS

  • RFID in your badge will give you access to the parking structure and certain locked doors on campus (eg. call room suite, ER entry, etc)

  • Know where your “UCLA ID Number” and “Prox Card #” are on your badge – these are the numbers that security will need to fix any access issues you have with your badge

RR UCLA Parking Lot 8

555 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095

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Pictured above heading North on Westwood Blvd

Turn Left up the ramp to the 4th Floor (roof) for daily parking

Parking Lot to Hospital

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Go to the bottom floor, and there should be an exit back to Westwood Blvd

Turn Right (back toward the ramp you drove up) and walk towards the white marble building (RR Hospital)

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RR UCLA Hospital Entrance - under the V shaped awning

Getting Around RR UCLA

Lobby:

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Once inside, this is the lobby

 - Main East Elevators are past the information desk, turn right where the security guard is

 - Walk past the information desk and security guard and the Cafeteria will be on your left

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Take the East Elevators to the 5th Floor

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Off on the 5th floor

Turn Left in the Elevator lobby (towards the aquarium mural)

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Turn Left when you see the first double door (this is the patient/family entrance to the PICU)

Walk down the hallway until you see the Puffin Photo and another set of double doors on your Left (transport elevators)

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Now turn to your RIGHT - this is the physician entrance to the PICU

 - Badge scanner for entry on your Right

Once inside, you'll be at the "Alcove" where all the PICU residents gather, pre-round, work​

UCLA HEALTH IT ONBOARDING

https://it.uclahealth.org/resources/resources-for-clinicians

Step 1: Enroll in DUO

  • Multi-Factor Authentication – required for SPOK paging app onboarding, remote EMR access, etc

Step 4: Install Citrix and Access CareConnect Remote

  • Steps to required for remote EMR access

Step 5 & 6 & 8: Ensure Computer Encryption & Install Trellix Endpoint Security & Install OnGuard for Onsite Access

  • Steps required for laptop access to hospital secure wifi (UCLAHealthSecure)

Step 9: Mobile Device Encryption with Intelligent Hub

  • Required to use phone for SPOK paging app & EPIC Haiku Mobile app

Additional Resources – Mobile Applications

  • EPIC Haiku Mobile app setup instruction

CareConnect (EPIC) Remote Access:

https://mednet.uclahealth.org/

CareConnect
(EPIC EMR) Info-
Pt Lists

Login – use your “mednet” username and password

Choose Department: MD PED CRITICAL CARE or MD PED HOSPITALIST

Create your List(s):

Creating SM Pediatrics List:

  • Name list: “SM Pediatrics”

  • Select “Copy” at bottom right

One (of many) Column Template options: “SMW PEDS [38205]

Adding Team List to new “RR PICU” My List:

Find Available Lists (bottom Left)

  • Select “RR/NPH” -> Primary Team RR -> Pediatrics - Critical Care

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Right Click – Send to – RR PICU

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This should create your list of all RR PICU Patients -

CareConnect
(EPIC EMR) Info-
SmartPhrases & Handoffs

Note Templates

     History & Physical:  .PEDSRESHP

     D/C summary:         .PEDSRESDC

     Progress note:         .PEDSRESPN

     Transfer summary:   .PEDSRESTRANSFER

     Transfer accept:       .PEDSRESTRANSFERACCEPT

These should be shared with you in CARECONNECT – however, we can only do so if/when you have CARECONNECT access. So if you do not have these “dotphrases”, you can copy them from any current UCLA Peds resident:

Epic button -> Tools -> SmartTool Editors -> My SmartPhrases

At the top: “User” – search for a current UCLA Peds Resident you are working with

Scroll down and highlight all smartphrases that start with: “pedsres[ ]”

Then at the top select “Add to My SmartPhrases”

Patient Handoff

Communication:
Paging
SecureChat

Using SPOK paging

Paging system smartphone app – tied to your 5 digit pager number

Guides & Instructions:

https://it.uclahealth.org/support/guides/guide-for-spok-mobile-paging-application

 

CareConnect (EPIC) SecureChat

Used by Nursing, Staff, & Physician for Non-Urgent clinical communication

On CareConnect Desktop:

EPIC Haiku App – Mobile App:

Can search by name, pager ID

On Call List - Search by Service, who is “on call” for the service:

Usually look for SMH Pediatric [blank]

 

Pager Coverage

Signout pager to be covered by another pager/resident

Most commonly used after signout to night team intern

Start with “Personal Profile” -> Profile

  • Pager ID: [your 5 digit pager ID number]

  • Password: [initial password is “12345”]

 

Select Coverage -> +New

Put in pager number of covering intern (usually night intern) – or search by name

Set Start Time & End Time of the coverage

Press “Save”

Pediatric ORders - Examples

Transfusion of Blood Products - ordered by kg until >20kg

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Fentanyl Drip - mcg/kg/hr

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Weight-Based Ordering EMR Training Video

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