Re: NAC hours

[Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C]

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As y'all know, I am getting ready to leave what was once my dream job.  It's a 118 bed facility where I have been the only MDS Coordinator since December 02.  We started out with 8-10 Medicare census avg. For the past 9 months it's been more like 15-20, with a high of 28 last summer.  When MDS was all I had to do, I loved it. I was able to keep up  but was certainly never bored.  I didn't worry about taking a few days off if I needed or wanted to. Over the past 6 months, however, I have had more and more responsibilities added, with no help offered.  I was coordinating the admissions process and doing prescreening and all that, was sent to work on the pain management project that the state was doing, inservicing staff... In December  I started taking call every 3rd weekend. In January I was given a 20 bed unit to manage. Currently, I have an RN working 8 hours a week to help me.  We were both told inaccuracies regarding what her responsibilities would be.   March 5 is my last day.  I am going to a 132 bed facility where I will work with a FT LPN who has been doing MDS there for a couple of years.  I don't know what my current facility will be doing.  I have yet to meet anyone who has even expressed an interest in the position.   HS Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C  Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Kristen Tryba To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:15 AM Subject: RE: NAC hours I want to work there!!! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann Schoeny Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: NAC hours We are a 100 bed facility and have 10-15 medicare A residents at any given time. Our office is myself (RN) and one full time LPN. She has been doing MDS's for over 6 years here, and I have been here over 4 years. We divide up long term, and I do all Medicare. we also do all Care Plans. We always feel like we are behind......Hope this Helps Ann Schoeny Sem Haven Health Care Milford, Ohio 45150 -----Original Message----- From: sheppard70057rn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: NAC hours If your referencing the number of NACs, our building is 134 beds runs 10-12 medicare and we have one FT RN and one FT LPN.  We are told constantly that we have too many mds people. Dawn Sheppard, RN, CRNAC ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 6:22 AM Subject: NAC hours I am working in a 120 bed facility.  We are running about 105 census w/ about 30 MCRs.  We have 2.0 FTEs: 1 FTE LPN 1.8 FTE RN and .2 FTE LPN.  How does this stack up against the way most facilities of this size are running?   Thanks!