Tell me about your SNF admissions...

[jamielpn]

Hello!!

I am a LPN at a rehabilitation facility...we also house some LTC residents, but the majority are short term rehab (1-8 weeks on average). We've started a clinical practice council in the nursing dept to identify some of the problems and find solutions. I co-chair it along with another nurse and one of the biggest issues with have is our admissions process.

As with any SNF, admissions come on 3-11 (my shift). I LOVE 3-11, yes I know that makes me crazy lol. But our admissions process can be tedious and slowed down by the lack of efficiency in the process or speediness on another person's part. We generally don't have an MD in house during admissions unless our medical director/physiatrist stays, which he often does -- however he only does his pt's (ortho, neuro and the like) and the rest are called to the on-call MD.

We are starting to take the process apart, piece by piece, in our council and since this is my first time working in a SNF, I'm not sure how it is done elsewhere. Can anyone give a me brief overview of how you do admissions at your facility?