Primary Purpose:

Is to supervise the day to day nursing activities of the facility during your tour of duty. Assist both the DON and Asst DON in directing the day to day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.

Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating written policies and procedures that govern the day to day functions of the nursing service department.

Ensure that the nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day to day nursing procedures performed in this facility.

Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.

Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the director as necessary/required, concerning the operation of the nursing service department.

Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents' total regiman of care.

Ensure that all nursing personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions.

Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing.

Periodically review the resident's written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident's written discharge plan as required.

Meet with the nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the department's services, programs, and activities.

Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.

Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.

Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc,, as necessary.

Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.

Develop work assignments, and/or assist in completing and performing such tasks.

Make daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report findings to the director.

Review complaints and grieveances made or filed by department personnel. Make appropriate reports to the Director as required or as may be necessary.

Meet with your shift on a regularly scheduled basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or to assist in the improvement of services.

Participate in employee performance evaluations, determining your shift's staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the director concerning employee dismissals, transfers, etc.

Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.

Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.

Greet newly admitted residents upon admission. Escort them to their rooms as necessary.

Make rounds with physicians as necessary.

Provide direct nursing care as necessary.

Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules to ensure that medications are being administered as ordered and that treatments are provided as scheduled.

Participate in developing, planning, conducting, and scheduling in service training classes that provide instructions on "how to do the job" and ensure a well-educated nursing service department.

Among other duties assigned.

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