LPN RAI Coordinator

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Facilitates communication between nursing center departments and patient/family members to provide an effective assessment/care plan process.
• Establishes open lines of communication with consultants.
• Has effective interviewing skills for the purpose of collecting information from patients, families and staff members.
• Aids Director with patient or family interviews for assessment purposes.
• Aids Director with evaluation of each patient's condition and medical data to determine special needs, or the need to amend the admission assessment.
• Maintains a comprehensive understanding of nursing resource material and understands how to incorporate such information into care plans.
• Establishes open lines of communication with interdisciplinary team members in order to provide a comprehensive and holistic patient care plan.
• Captures schedule as assessment/care plan meetings.
• Coordinates schedule with nursing center staff and others (family, therapists, etc.) to provide for appropriate participation.
• Ensures that care is provided in accordance with patient's wishes.
• Aids Director in the coordination of the development of a care plan (preliminary and comprehensive) for each patient that identifies problems/needs, appropriate interventions and measurable goals.
• Aids Director in ensuring that patient assessment and care plans are completed in a timeframe that is in accordance with current regulations.
• Aids Director in educating the interdisciplinary team and other staff members as needed in the MDS process.
• Aids Director in the physical assessment of patient to provide accurate MDS process as requested.
• May be requested to assist with nursing service educational programs in reference to patient assessment and care.
• May be requested to assist with meeting all shifts for the purposes or planning, coordinating and implementing patient care.
• Aids in compliance with Federal, State and local regulations in relation to scheduling, performing and implementing patient care plans.
• May be required to assist with management reports and participate in special assignments.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.

Skills And Abilities

• Proficient in using a computer, especially Microsoft Office, Excel and Power Point.
• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills required.
• Effective and professional verbal, and written communication skills.
• Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, and visitors providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude.
• Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.

Minimum Qualifications

• Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university or is a graduate of an approved LPN program.
• An active LPN License to practice in the State of Georgia.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Reasoning Abilities

• The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format.
• The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk or hear.
• The associate frequently is required to walk.
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The associate is occasionally required to stand.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.