Restorative Aide-1

About the role

A Restorative Nursing Assistant (RNA) provides assigned residents with routine restorative nursing care and services in accordance with the resident's assessment and care plan, as directed by supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with restorative exercises to improve or maintain mobility, strength, and functional independence.
• Encourage resident participation in activity and out-of-bed mobility unless medically contraindicated.
• Provide assistance with dining, splinting, transfers, ambulation, and active or passive range-of-motion activities as directed by rehabilitation and nursing department.
• Obtain and accurately record resident weights as ordered or per facility protocol, and promptly report significant changes to nursing staff.
• Ensure residents have clean, well-fitting clothing and linens that are in good repair.
• Assist residents with toileting, bathing, dressing, and other activities of daily living as needed.
• Reposition residents regularly to promote comfort and prevent skin integrity issues.
• Support residents in maintaining personal cleanliness and freedom from offensive odors.
• Participate in RNA meetings with the Rehabilitation and Nursing Departments to monitor prescribed programs.
• Accurately complete documentation and charting of all care provided.
• Maintain a therapeutic environment characterized by warmth, positivity, respect, and calmness.
• Promptly report any significant changes in condition, abnormal findings, or potential concerns to the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nursing, and/or Rehabilitation Department.
• Assist residents in preparation for medical tests, treatments, appointments, social activities, and daily meals.
• Provide assistance with elimination needs, including emptying catheter bags and properly sanitizing and maintaining bedpans, urinals, and bedside commodes.
• Promote good personal hygiene, including skin care, bathing, hair care, oral hygiene, shaving or beard trimming, and nail care in accordance with facility policy.
• Apply pressure-relieving devices and implement skin-protective measures to reduce the risk of breakdown.

Requirements

• Restorative Nursing Assistant certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Proficient in computer skills such as inputting data into programs for Point Click Care.
• One-year experience in a long-term care facility preferred.
• Current certificate as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Restorative Nursing Assistant (RNA) Training.
• Must meet continuing education requirements per state practices and maintain a license in good standing at all times with the state board.
• CPR certification, if required by licensure.

Skills

• Ability to read technical procedures, policy, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The essential functions of this position require the ability to:

• Stand and walk frequently, sit occasionally.
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed to provide patient care and operate equipment.
• Reach, push, pull, lift, and manipulate objects and equipment, with exertion that may occasionally exceed 100 pounds, frequently exceed 50 pounds, or constantly exceed 20 pounds to safely move patients or equipment.
• Communicate effectively, including talking and hearing, to interact with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Perceive and respond to environmental cues, including tactile, auditory, and visual information, essential for safe and effective patient care.
• Assist, support, and transport patients in accordance with safe patient handling practices.

Work Environment

The work environment is usually low to moderate in noise level. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, in compliance with applicable federal and state laws.