RN Subacute

Administrative Functions

• Assist the Director of Nursing Services in directing day‑to‑day 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 day‑to‑day nursing functions.
• Ensure reference material (e.g., PDR’S, regulations, professional standards of practice) maintained at nurses' stations is current.
• Recommend written material that assists the nursing service department in meeting daily resident needs.
• Ensure the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the procedures performed in this facility, and that all personnel comply with it.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director as necessary, concerning operation of the department.
• Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc., and make recommendations for revisions to the Director.
• Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensure all nursing personnel comply with their respective job descriptions.
• Participate in developing, maintaining, and implementing the facility's quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing Services.
• Periodically review the resident's written discharge plan, and participate in its updating as required.
• Assist the Director in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary.
• Meet with nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning department services, programs, and activities.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
• Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.
• Interpret policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Agree not to disclose user  and password for accessing resident/facility information to the Administrator and report any suspected or known violations.
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access the facility's information system.

• Attend various committee meetings of the facility (e.g., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Quality Assessment, etc.) as required.
• Assist in preparing written and/or oral reports of nursing service programs and activities to submit to committees as directed.
• Provide information to the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee as requested.
• Participate in developing the agenda for the Care Plan Committee meetings as necessary.
• Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of discharge plans and make them available to the Care Plan Committee.
• Implement recommendations from established committees as instructed by the Director.

• Ensure sufficient licensed practical and/or registered nurses are available for the tour of duty to maintain quality care.
• Ensure sufficient certified nursing assistants are available for the tour of duty to provide routine nursing care.
• Develop work assignments, and assist in completing and performing such tasks.
• Delegate to each Charge Nurse the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to perform assigned duties.
• Ensure all nursing assistants are enrolled in or have graduated from an approved nursing assistant training program.
• Ensure nurse aide trainees are under direct supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Make daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure personnel perform assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
• Report findings to the Director.
• Monitor absenteeism to ensure an adequate number of personnel are on duty at all times.
• Report problem areas to the Director.
• Ensure established policies and procedures, including dress codes, are followed by all personnel.
• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel and report as required.
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