Mary E. Welch

Provides Nursing care in an outpatient DayRehab setting, working directly with Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Vocational counselor and Care Manager. Assist patients as needed.

• Manage care from admission to discharge.
• Administer Vaccine(s) to Staff.
• Schedule MD and NP appointments for patients.
• Assist PT with medication.
• Blood + Glucose monitoring
• Taking V/S and responding to emergency situations with patients and staff.
• Treating minor injuries.
• Cerner charting, Excel, Microsoft Office
• Wound care as needed redressing and reinforcing dressings.
• Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, disease process, wound care, vital/signs and lifestyle/dietary options.

• Medicare/Admissions
• Admission and discharge assessments: recognizing changes in conditions and notifying MD/NP adjusting care, initiating and charting interventions
• Follow-up post-surgery to monitor surgical sites
• Providing wound care
• Documenting/charting assessments and medications progress notes in MATRIX
• Educating residents and families concerns: wound care, drains, treatment plan, medical devices, diet, medications, bowel/bladder training, and safety devices
• Administered medications: Monitoring BGM, inhalers, nebulizers IV antibiotics.
• Pain management: advocating for resident, repositioning changes, cold therapy; timely administration of analgesics.

• Supervise and delegated tasks to support staff
• Proficient computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Administration of psychotropic medication monitoring for side effects
• Admissions and assessment determining what modification is needed in care plan and consulting with primary care physicians
• Responding to emergencies and managing agitated behaviors
• Reporting to physicians about changes in conditions: diagnostic studies

• Providing care in variety settings: spinal cord injuries, TBI, stroke, neurological, cardiac, orthopedics, and pediatrics
• Performed complete and frequent patient assessments, recognizing changes in conditions notifying MD/NP
• Education clients and family about wound care, drains, treatment plan, medical devices, diet, medications, and bowel/ bladder training
• Providing complex wound care
• Performed physical assessments, administered medications, inserted IV’s and IV antibiotics, blood and TPN
• Pain Management Strategies: medication and physical and emotional health