Restorative Aide

JOB SUMMARY

The Restorative Aide assists residents with follow up maintenance of rehabilitation services including, but not limited to, mobility, personal hygiene and feeding.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a High school diploma/GED.

• Satisfactory completion of an approved nurse aide training program and testing, as required by the state.

• Must be in good standing with the Nurse Aide Registry.

• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.

• 1 -3 years nursing assistance experience.

• Demonstrate the ability to successfully perform rehabilitation services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This list is subject to individual facility policies, procedures and practices, which may require additional duties and responsibilities.

• Provides personal care to residents. Duties include but are not limited to:

personal hygiene, feeding, dressing, ambulating and transferring, etc.

• Maintains resident and work areas in a clean, orderly and safe manner.

• Assists residents with preventative, therapeutic and restorative procedures:

performing range of motion and/or application of assistive devices or appliances.

• Assists with maintenance of resident bowel and bladder programs.

• Adheres to safety and infection control policies and procedures according to

Standard Precautions.

• Completes required documentation; e.g. intakes and outputs, flow sheets.

• Reports changes in resident conditions, accidents or incidents.

• Supports and assists Activities Services; e.g. transporting residents to and from activities, informing staff of known resident interests, seeing that residents have activities to occupy them.

• Reports defective equipment or other potential safety hazards.

• Works with residents, families, members of the health care team and other

employees in a pleasant, respectful, cooperative manner.

• Attends inservice programs as required by facility and state/federal guidelines.

• Respects and maintains resident's dignity, individuality, privacy and

confidentiality and knowledge of Residents' Bill of Rights.

• Promotes positive public relations for the facility.

• Provides rehabilitative services to maintain and restore resident's maximum

achievable self-care ability (i.e. ambulation, range of motion exercises, personal hygiene, toileting, feeding, positioning and strengthening exercises).

• Participates in resident care conferences as requested.

• Instructs nursing personnel on recommended maintenance procedures that are performed when a resident is discharged from restorative program.

• Conducts exercise program.

• Performs weight checks, using various weighing devices.

• Performs other duties as assigned.