Restorative Aide

Position Title: Restorative Aide

Department: Nursing

Rationale: The restorative aide will work with residents needing restorative measures to gain or to maintain their highest practical functional level.

Physical / Occupational / Speech Therapy will be responsible for teaching the restorative aide components of the program devised by therapists to be carried out on residents with a restorative nursing program.

COMPETENCIES

Communication: Demonstrate the ability to present ideas and information in a concise, effective, and interpersonally appropriate manner through written and oral forms.

Skills

• General knowledge of the healthcare needs if the geriatric population.
• General knowledge of infection control practices and procedures including protective equipment and universal precautions.
• Ability to cooperate with personnel from all departments.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct restorative care and delegated formalized therapy tasks, as assigned, completing work accurately, safely and in a timely manner.
• Specific care to include: Passive and active ROM, ambulation, special positioning techniques, splints, assistive feeding devices/adaptive equipment, ADL training, and restorative dining.
• Coaches and assists regular nursing assistants in positioning, ROM, ambulation, ADL, safety device application, appropriate padding and wheelchair cushions, splint and contracture care.
• Documents progress of resident by completing flowsheets daily to signify that the specified restorative nursing measure was done.
• Notifies the charge nurse and supervisor when a person is regressing/progressing or refusing to participate in the program so that an assessment can be done by nurses and change in the program or care plan can be made, as indicated.
• Serves as a resource and teammate to other nursing assistants, working with them to provide the specific restorative nursing care for each resident.

Job Requirements

Education: Nurses Aide Training Program approved by the Department of Health and Human Services with a passing score on the Nurses Aide Certification Exam.