DeDe054

DeDe054 has 15 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics,Wound care.

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1. LTC RN supervisor job??

   DeDe054 replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Geriatric

   Yes, she does the work, and does a great job. But she also reaps the benefits, not docked when she takes time off, no weekends. She is very Knowledgable and clinically sound, I must say more so than some RN's I have come across. If the RN's don't wan...

2. LTC RN supervisor job??

   DeDe054 replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Geriatric

   Here in Illinois, my ADON is an LPN. She functions just as I do when I am out of the facility. She is paid $20.00. We share the paperwork duties, on call, and generally split all other work duties in LTC. If she were an RN her salary would be more.

3. Does "the state" visit your facility often?

   DeDe054 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in Geriatric

   We had the state in on Tuesday for our annual survey. They were 2 months early.There were 6 surveyors and they were there 4 days. We have 152 beds with 62 skilled. We did well. I only got 4 citations and all will be in the scope and severity range of...

4. Does "the state" visit your facility often?

   DeDe054 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in Geriatric

   Annual surveys are done yearly for every nursing facility. There are also complaint surveys. Job descriptions should be given to you upon hire. Emergency procedures should be part of orientation. Ask a co-worker to enlighten you on where emergency eq...