RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interpret and execute administrative, nursing and resident/patient care policies

• Ensure compliance with government and accrediting agency standards and regulations pertaining to Nursing

• Assess, coordinate, plan and implement the systems required to deliver a high standard of care to patients/residents

• Define, establish, implement and maintain the standards of care to be delivered Develop the policies and procedures required to meet the standards of care

• Ensure that all nursing personnel comply with the written policies and procedures established by the department and the facility

• Meet with staff regularly in planning the clinical services, programs and activities of the department and to identify and correct problem areas and improve services

• Overseeing the Point Click Care EMAR system for alerts, documentations and accuracy.

• Establish an interdisciplinary framework within which nursing services can be coordinated to ensure that residents' needs will be met

• Review all incident and accident reports 

• Actively participate in committees such as QA/PI, Infection Control, Safety, Ethics, Leadership and others

• Participates in pre-admission screening process for all resident referrals

• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies

• Oversee performance improvement activities as outcome measurements necessitate

• Identify areas for improvement in the systems of care delivery

• Ensure the nursing units are adequately supplied with medical, nursing, linen, and stationary supplies in order to perform nursing tasks and patient/resident care

• Ensure residents’ safety in accordance with resident safety program

• Participate in mandatory in-service and job training programs