RESTORATIVE NURSES AIDE

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, and directs restorative nursing services for residents who require those services in the facility.
• Assesses residents and makes determinations related to the level of restorative nursing services the residents need.
• Makes assignments as indicated.
• Develops and documents a plan of care that includes measurable objectives and interventions for residents who require restorative nursing services.
• Provides oversight of each resident’s restorative nursing program and documents regular (i.e. weekly/monthly) evaluations.
• Assures daily documentation is recorded by restorative aides.
• Updates plan of care as indicated.
• Performs restorative nursing services in accordance with care plans and facility policies and procedures.
• These services may include activities related to range of motion, splint/brace assistance, bed mobility, transfers/walking, dressing/grooming, eating/swallowing, amputation/ prosthesis care, and communication.
• Maintains current lists of residents on restorative caseload and residents who require splints, restorative dining, or focused weight monitoring.
• Supervises dining room services at assigned mealtimes, including set-up and clean-up, meal tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake.
• Oversees the weighing of residents according to facility policy, and records weight in designated locations.
• Reports weight changes to nurse manager and physician.
• Tracks the condition of splints/braces of residents who require them.
• Reports lost or broken splints/braces to nurse manager, therapist, and/or physician as indicated.
• Reports changes in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse manager and physician.