LPN

* 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.