Other Job Duties

We are a 59 bed facility and do about on average 8-10 medicare per month. I am the sole RNAC and with that I also am the QA Coordinator(I head the fall meetings and Quality Assurance/Improvement Committiee) and Infection Control Nurse. Oh and yes...I take my turn working the floor as needed, but thankfully it isn't that much. There is a seperate Restorative Nurse so I at least dont have that headache. I do complete my sections on the MDS and write the raps. I over see careplanning and write those as needed. Social Services handles inviting families and giving the 48 hour cut letters. I am responsible for getting the RUG/HIPPS codes to billing and work on the CMI. In my spare time, I teach CPR and the computerized pharmacy system that we use for med pass. I do inservices as needed. We dont utilize care tracker yet.

Yes my positions keep me busy but at least I can never say I am bored. As far as pay goes, I get paid the going rate in the area. For me being at this facility for going on 9 years though, it is the atmosphere in which I work. We are like a family and I wouldn't change that, so I am willing to put up with a little more(although it does have its days).