Responds to staff questions regarding individual specific medical / nursing issues.
PONS are current (for caseload) and signed by staff. All PONS are maintained in computer files.
Provides health related training / consultation to day program, IES, residential staff.
Annually for everyone in your caseload, completes: review of medical section ISP, medication audit (each home).
Keeps up to date regarding changes to medical section on ISP.
Responsible for obtaining individual’s informed consent for medications, as per BDDSOO Policy.
Provides adequate nursing assessment / supervision of DSAs competency regarding individual-specific nursing delegated procedures including medication administration:
Completes initial medication certification and conducts annual clinical performance evaluations for DSAS for procedures that include but not limited to medication administration (Annual Clinical Nursing Evaluation of Nursing Delegated Tasks).
Provides training for all staff as needed on new / revised medication / policies.
Provides CMHN, NA and NPC with certification / recertification information for database in a timely manner.
Completes required medication error documentation and staff medication error remediation.
Attends / completes on-line mandated DDSO training, as well as available discipline specific training.
Identifies problems and / or opportunities for personal and / or nursing department improvement(s) and contributes to the development of an action plan.