Restorative Aide (CNA)

Taos Healthcare • Full-time • Taos, NM, US • 4d ago

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits Offered:

Healthcare
Dental
Vision
Paid-Time Off

Job Summary

The Restorative Aide will be responsible for delivering rehabilitative and therapeutic services ordered and supervised by licensed medical staff and in accordance with accepted standards of practice, state and federal regulations and licensing requirements. Assists residents to achieve or maintain their highest practicable level of ADL function through consistent, structured and controlled re-teaching and retraining techniques to promote increased participation in activities of daily living.

Principal Responsibilities

• Provides restorative nursing tasks such as ambulation, range of motion, positioning, self-feeding, etc. within the scope of the training; Utilizes restorative techniques including verbal cueing, task sequencing, hand over hand, prompting, guarding, etc.; Promotes greatest degree of independence possible for residents.

• Assists residents with their physical needs including eating, bowel, and bladder training, and assistance following incontinence but encourages residents to perform these functions themselves to their capacity or ability; Participates actively in retraining programs for these functions.

• Observes and reports on resident’s conditions and documents observations as required. Contributes knowledge of the resident’s conditions/needs to resident care plans; Documents restorative exercises and weekly summaries as required.

• Assist in the care and maintenance of therapy area and equipment. Assures that equipment is clean and functional.

• Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs; Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs

• Participate in meal service including serving, clearing, and cleaning the dining room; Assures that residents are positioned appropriately for meals; Assures that appropriate utensils are within reach of residents; Serves food trays and assists with feeding as indicated; Delivers and documents all a.m., p.m., and bedtime snacks and supplements; Provides hydration to all residents according to center policy.

• Checks residents in section regularly; Answers call light promptly; Follows through with resident problems or needs by delivering care or reporting to supervisor depending upon level of ability and nature of resident need.

• Maintains resident stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information.

• Provides resident comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting residents; answering resident call lights and requests; reporting observations of the resident to nursing supervisor.

• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.

• Protects company’s integrity by keeping resident information confidential.

• Receives assignment from supervisor and performs duties in accordance with each resident’s detailed plan of care, providing care to residents who are presently receiving restorative ADL nursing interventions; Reviews care plans routinely to determine if changes in the residents’ care routines have been made.

• Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting for duty and during shift change.

• Receives training from therapists and supervisors on the restorative techniques and performs techniques.

• Maintains knowledge of resident’s condition at times. Notes significant changes in the condition of residents and takes appropriate action; Identifies emergency situations and responds with appropriate measures.

• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, intake and output; Reports resident incidents to immediate supervisor; Communicates requests and problems to appropriate personnel; Takes BPs upon request by Supervisor.

• Reports and documents self-care ability, assistance needed and; resident’s progress or lack of progress. Assists in resident’s transition from prescribed O.T., P.T., S.T., to restorative program and from restorative program to maintenance by CNA.

• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Active CNA certification in the state of practice, required.

• Successful completion of state approved Restorative Nurse Assistant Training Program; Name must appear on State Registry as Nurse Aide in good standing.

• Prior experience as Restorative Nursing Assistant in a skilled nursing facility preferred.

• Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).

Taos Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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