What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Nurse Consultant position at Envive Healthcare?
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Envive Healthcare
Regional Nurse Consultant
SUMMARY : The Regional Nursing Consultant maintains the care based on established nursing standards and resident rights while supporting and assisting the implementation of facility policy and state regulations in regards to nursing and healthcare. Verifies the presence, quality and accuracy of nursing documentation required by the facility policy and government regulations. Provides leadership, planning, coordinating, continuous monitoring and evaluation of the care given to residents.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Ensures that the facility is in compliance with the organization’s policy and procedures and complies with all state regulations.
- Understands and implements company policies and procedures.
- Performs quarterly audits including resident charts, medication room and QA interventions.
- Participates in care conferences as need or requested by facility.
- Performs comprehensive assessment on potential residents.
- Provides clinical training and support to all staff.
- Performs regular review of Electronic Medication Administration Records (EMAR) reports to ensure compliance in the medication room.
- Performs monthly supervisory visits to all medication passers as needed in states that allow for RN delegation.
- Regularly monitors wound care provided in the facilities to ensure appropriateness and effectiveness.
- Monitors the careful and efficient use of supplies, checks medical supplies and see that supplies have been ordered as appropriate.
- Attends meetings as required; works cooperatively with members of the management and care team, maintaining effective interdepartmental and interpersonal relations with residents, staff, and visitor’s.
- Reviews incident reports and follow up notes regularly to ensure state reportable incidents are being reported, proper procedure is being followed and documented.
- Assist in hiring, training, planning assigning and directing the work of facility staff as needed.
- Addresses complaints and resolves problems as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.
