Restorative Aide

About the Role

The Restorative Aide provides restorative nursing care and services to assigned residents based on their assessment and care plan.

Responsibilities

• Comply with the Facility’s personnel, safety, and corporate policies and procedures.
• Comply with the nursing department’s policies and procedures.
• Report witnessed allegations of resident abuse/neglect immediately to the Administrator.
• Treat residents, family members, visitors, and team members with dignity and respect.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident and family information.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner using only authorized abbreviations.
• Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
• Complete daily, weekly, and monthly documentation in accordance with restorative program guidelines with oversight by direct supervisor.
• Work closely with therapists to establish restorative nursing goals and interventions for the resident’s care plan.
• Monitor equipment and supplies utilized for the programs to ensure availability and proper working order.
• Maintain a current list of restorative programs on each unit.
• Provide care in accordance with the restorative aide assignment sheet.
• Follow work assignments and schedules in completing assigned tasks.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel to ensure nursing services meet residents' needs.
• Assist residents to walk with or without self-help devices as instructed.
• Weigh and measure residents as instructed.
• Report injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
• Provide daily Range of Motion Exercises and record data as instructed.
• Assist residents in the restorative dining program on a daily basis with breakfast and lunch.
• Take and record vital signs when needed.
• Release physically restrained residents at least every two hours and exercise for ten or more minutes.
• Assist residents in progressive bathing, dressing, and grooming activities.
• Follow established safety and isolation precautions in the performance of all duties.
• Wear and use safety equipment and supplies (e.g., back brace, mechanical lifts) when lifting or moving residents.
• Review care plans daily to determine if changes in the resident’s routine have been made and ensure notes reflect the care plan is followed.
• Honor the resident’s refusal of treatment and report such requests to your supervisor.

Requirements

• Regular worksite attendance.
• Valid CNA certification in good standing with the State.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Ability to work beyond normal working hours, weekends, and holidays when necessary.
• Ability to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Ability to perform essential position functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Awareness of using a transfer/gait belt or obtaining assistance when lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Constantly
• Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Frequently
• Lift over 50 lbs: Frequently
• Carry up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Carry over 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Reach above shoulder height: Frequently
• Reach at shoulder height: Constantly
• Reach below shoulder height: Constantly
• Push/Pull: Constantly
• Hand manipulation (grasping, handling, torquing, fingering): Constantly/Frequently
• Twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing: Required
• Ability to operate an automobile and various games as required.
• Must meet general health requirements set forth by State regulations and Company policy, including medical and physical examinations.
• Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile individuals.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics to enable these senses to function adequately.