Key Responsibilities • Liaises with residents
and family members and acts as a resource for questions and concerns regarding practices or related healthcare issues; • Completes and ensures residents clinical care assessments
personalized health care plans and care services
and documentation are accurate
up-to-date
and changes communicated as required; • Educates and informs about nutrition
self-care
and disease prevention and promotes health and wellness to residents
families and staff; • Supports and encourages each resident to be as independent as possible according to documented cognitive
physical
and functional abilities; • Coordinates the care teams resident care assignments and conferences to ensure efficient and timely delivery of health care services to residents; • Supervises
teaches
delegates
and directs unregulated care staff (HCA); • Provides direct resident care and medications/treatments administration and documentation in compliance with regulatory requirements; • Initiates and participates in wellness activities provided for residents as described in their wellness programs/services and encourages residents to socialize and participate in planned activities or programs to develop friendships with other residents; • Observes
documents
and reports on any changes in residents mental
physical
and functional condition to the RN Clinical Lead/Educator and/or Director of Health & Wellness; including safety concerns
and physical environment; • Responds to and manages significant changes in residents condition and/or medical emergencies and provides emergency first aid; • Notifies the Director of Health & Wellness of any resident unusual occurrences
safety hazards
illness
incidents
and accidents immediately and completes documentation as per TLW Incident Management Policy& Protocol;