Helping staff with patient care, passing meds when needed, taking MD orders off, calling doctors and families with updates, getting report, passing information on to next shift, staying and working next shift if unable to find replacement for call outs, getting supplies as needed, helping with dressing changes, helped with admissions and reconciling medication, calling doctors with labs results and obtaining further orders, assessing residents who might need further care and updating MD.

Running the unit, updating care plans, care plan meetings with families, dealing with any issues that come up, staffing, helping aids,and nurses, assessments, nursing summaries, ADL documentation accuracy, observing staff interactions with residents, helping with meals,providing education for staff, interacting with the residents for socialization, helping activity staff. Transporting residents to rehab, activities on and off unit, compiling the information for state survey, monitoring the use… Show more Running the unit, updating care plans, care plan meetings with families, dealing with any issues that come up, staffing, helping aids,and nurses, assessments, nursing summaries, ADL documentation accuracy, observing staff interactions with residents, helping with meals,providing education for staff, interacting with the residents for socialization, helping activity staff. Transporting residents to rehab, activities on and off unit, compiling the information for state survey, monitoring the use of antipsychotic medications and appropriate dose reductions as needed Show less

Completion of the MDS, working with rehab to set dates, ensuring the residents are skilled, contacting the different insurance companies for length of stay and updating them on residents progress, working with staff on documentation and completing an individual care plan for the resident