Restorative Aide

Van-Duyn-Center-For-Rehabilitation-; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Van-Duyn-Center-For-Rehabilitation- in Syracuse seeks a Restorative Aide to support residents through restorative nursing measures. You will work under therapists' guidance to implement programs that improve mobility, balance, and independence, including ROM exercises, ambulation, and adaptive feeding equipment.

The role emphasizes teamwork with the nursing staff and requires completion of daily flowsheets and timely communication with charge nurses to adjust care plans.

Qualifications

• Nurses Aide Training Program approved by the NY Department of Health and Human Services with a passing score on the CNA exam.
• Ability to perform passive and active ROM, ambulation, ADL training.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct restorative care and delegated therapy tasks as assigned, completing work accurately and safely.
• Cares for residents with passive/active ROM, ambulation, positioning techniques, splints, and adaptive equipment.
• Coaches and assists regular nursing assistants in positioning, ROM, ambulation, ADL, safety device use, padding and wheelchair cushions.
• Documents resident progress daily on flowsheets to show restorative measures were performed.
• Notifies charge nurse when progress/regression occurs to allow reassessment and care plan changes.
• Serves as a resource and teammate to nursing staff for restorative care plans.

Skills

Geriatric care

Infection control

Team collaboration

Education

Nurses Aide Training Program

Job description

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.