Job Description
Job Title
Therapist for Residents with Cognitive Impairment
Job Description
To develop, coordinate and implement programs and services for residents with cognitive impairment; to provide a therapeutic environment that maintains each resident's highest level of well being of mind, body and spirit.
Essential Functions
Job Functions:
- Serves as charge nurse during shifts worked, when the Director of Resident Care and Administrator are not in the building.
- Administering medications per physician's orders.
- Communicating with physicians related to orders, services and care needs.
- Following the residents' plans of care as prescribed by the physicians.
- Documenting residents services, changes of condition, exceptions and incidents, as well as documentation of all follow-up.
- Assists with developing individualized care plans and interventions.
- Collaboration with the interdisci...