Pain Management: Direct Care Staff

Recorded On: 10/14/2022

Pain Management is a medical approach that draws on disciplines in science and alternative healing to study the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pain. ...Pain management programs can employ massage therapy, analgesic medications, physical therapy, and epidural steroid injections, among others to treat back pain. For our purposes as direct care staff, pain management is often a matter of positioning, using pillows, raising the head of the bed, etc. but the key is knowing why there is pain before we can treat it. This 30 minute program was developed to assist direct care staff in identifying ways to maintain their residents in a comfortable environment through non-pharmacological interventions.

Angie Szumlinski, LNHA, GERO-BC, RAC-CT, BS

Director of Risk Management

HealthCap Risk Management Services

Ms. Szumlinski is a nationally-recognized leader in long-term care, with a wealth of experience in virtually every operational and clinical aspect of the industry. She has experience as an Owner/Provider, Administrator, Director of Nursing, Corporate Quality Assurance Coordinator, and independent consultant. In the last 8 years, she has personally conducted over 1,000 on-site risk management visits at facilities across the country, touching every acuity level within the long-term care spectrum. As a nationally recognized presenter for health care associations on current trends and best practices in the long-term care industry, Ms. Szumlinski is the author of hundreds of best-practice bulletins, in-service modules, and has hosted hundreds of risk management seminars across the country. Respected for success in assisting facilities in achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance, Ms. Szumlinski served two terms as an Associate Board Member for NCAL, is a member of the AHCA Survey/Regulatory Committee and served as a team leader for the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award program for 8 years. Ms. Szumlinski is the Nurse Planner for HealthCap Risk Management’s American Nursing Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) accredited education program.

Lisa O'Neill

CALD, CDP

HealthCap Risk Management

Lisa O’Neill is the program coordinator for HCRMS. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and is a Certified Assisted Living Administrator (CALD) and Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP). Ms. O’Neill is experienced in skilled nursing facilities, and has held positions as a Social Work designee, accounts payables/receptionist and unit secretary/medical records. She joined HealthCap® in 2006.

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Open to view video.  |  30 minutes Pain Management is a medical approach that draws on disciplines in science and alternative healing to study the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pain. ...Pain management programs can employ massage therapy, analgesic medications, physical therapy, and epidural steroid injections, among others to treat back pain. For our purposes as direct care staff, pain management is often a matter of positioning, using pillows, raising the head of the bed, etc. but the key is knowing why there is pain before we can treat it. This 30-minute program was developed to assist direct care staff in identifying ways to maintain their residents in a comfortable environment through non-pharmacological interventions.
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