Part I INTRODUCTION
Part II CLINICALLY PERTINENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Provision of Clinical Care
- Care of Specific Clinical Conditions / General guidelines for managing specific
problems common in nursing facility residents
- Moving Residents / Physician involvement in admissions, transfers, and
discharges
- Medical Order Writing: Medication and Non-Medication Orders / Medical
order writing for the nursing facility resident
- Infection Control / Physician role in preventing and managing infections
- Documentation / Expectations for documentation and provision of
information
- Managing Ethical Issues / Physician role in handling ethical issues
Part III ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Provision of Medical Services / Categories of services provided to the
facility's residents
- Directorship / General roles and functions of the medical director
- Administration / General medical organization, job descriptions, and
functions
- Committees / Physician participation in facility committees
- Quality Improvement Activities / Physician role in facility quality
improvement program and committees
- Other Disciplines and Departments / Physician interactions with other
non-physician staff
- Employee Health and Welfare / Employee health and other physician-employee
interactions
- Students and Trainees Involved in the Facility / Trainees rotating through
or working at the facility