Job description
The purpose of this position is to evaluate, treat, document and/or facilitate care for residents with impaired ability to function at an independent level due to disease process; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required; assist the Director of Nursing Service in developing decline prevention policies and procedures.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential physical and intellectual duty as identified.
- Communication/Language Skills - Must have excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information. Ability to effectively communicate with residents, their families and other healthcare professionals. Ability to present information to supervisor.
- Reasoning Ability - Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
- Computer Skills - Must be familiar with software such as Word and Excel
- Physical Therapist license is required
Delegation of Authority
- Evaluate resident's functional needs when referred by the resident's attending physician or interdisciplinary team.
- Follow physician's orders, facility policies and procedures to evaluate and treat residents and complete required documentation for care provided.
- Assist the Director of Nursing Service in establishing communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.
- Participate in discharge planning when appropriate.
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