Administrative Functions

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines

that govern the long-term care facility.

• Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this

facility.

• Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for

revisions.

• Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts' services, programs, and

activities.

• 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 concerning the activities of your shift as required.

• Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident's total regimen of

care is maintained.

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

• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's quality assurance program for the

nursing service department.

• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as may be requested.

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

plan as required.

• Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary.

• Interpret the department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as

required.

• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.

• Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.

• Write resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office.

• Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required.

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

necessary.

• Agree not to disclose assigned user ID code and password for accessing resident/facility information and promptly

report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.

• Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator. • Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility's information system.