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• Provides patient/caregiver and/or care team education as needed as it relates to government mandates/laws.
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• Ensures appropriate clinical and patient care documentation in patient charts, completes reports and other requested/required patient documentation as needed, and maintains required statistical documentation for the department's management information system.
• Functions autonomously under the Organization and Departmental policies and procedures and in compliance with the NASW Code of Ethics.
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• 57,500+ annual admissions
• 195,000 annual emergency room visits
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