Restorative Aide

Full-time, day-shift position.

Pay

$17.22 - $19.22 per hour, bi-weekly pay.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Weekend premium pay
• Hiring bonus
• Referral bonus
• Health insurance including Blessing Be Well At Work Program
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401K
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted meals for all 3 shifts
• Holiday premium pay
• Paid bereavement leave

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an approved Nurses Aide Training Program, or be eligible to enter such a program, graduate, and pass a state-approved competency evaluation within 120 days from the date of employment.
• Certification in Restorative Care if required by state.
• Must complete 12 hours of training and educational classes yearly to maintain certification.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and comprehend the English language.
• Must be able to write in a legible and understandable manner.
• Must be able to hear and see, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to meet the requirements of this position.
• Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs.
• Must be able to stand, sit, bend, lift, and move intermittently during work hours.
• Must be able to push, pull, and move wheelchairs, carts, medical carts, and other such equipment.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must be able to work harmoniously with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and the general public.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during an emergency situation when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assists residents with daily range of motion and strength training exercise routines as provided by nursing and rehabilitation.
• Provides quality nursing care to residents, including transfers and ambulation.
• Assists residents in the care of prosthesis or amputations.
• Ensures proper bed and wheelchair positioning of residents.
• Provides assistance to residents with eating and swallowing exercises.
• Delivers meals and performs feeding assistance to residents.
• Ensures cleanliness of water pitchers and provides refills of fresh water as needed.
• Performs vital sign monitoring/charting and observes residents for changes in condition or behavior and reports to nursing supervisors.
• Provides assistance with lifting, turning, moving, transporting or transferring residents.
• Monitors incontinent residents to ensure bed linens and clothing are clean and dry.
• Reduces the risk of skin breakdown by promptly reporting observations of skin breakdown and pressure areas.
• Communicates changes and ensures the plan of care is being followed through effectively recording changes in charts.