Restorative Nursing Aide (RNA)
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POSITION:
The Restorative Nursing Aide (RNA)is to continue the maintenance program established and instructed by Physical Therapist and/or Occupational Therapist with a physician's order. Performs other restorative programs for assigned residents under the direction of the Director of Nursing or designee.
REPORTING:
This position is responsible to the Director of Nursing.
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt, Part-Time/PRN with an opportunity to go full time.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
- High School graduate or equivalent preferred
License:
- Current, valid CNA certification issued by the Department of Health Services
- Current RNA Certification
Work Experience:
- Prior experience giving personal care to impaired individuals in a health care setting preferred
Language Skills:
Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and to be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language.
Mathematical Skills:
- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, and volume.
Communication Skills:
- Must have exceptional communication and customer service skills, and be empathetic.
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, responsible parties, staff and outside resources and agencies.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Performs restorative/rehabilitation care and services (ambulation, Range of Motion, etc.) with residents as indicated in individual care plans.
- Encourage residents to perform/participate in ADL functions
- Demonstrate to residents and staff the procedures involved in the treatment process.
- Document resident participation in and response to services in accordance with state regulations and facility policy.
- Recommend modifications and changes in the residents' restorative care.
- Work closely with Nursing Staff and/or licensed rehabilitation staffs to assure services are performed to meet the needs of the resident.
- Coordinate splinting program.
- Assist with lifting, turning, moving positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, wheel chairs.
- Practices proper body mechanics while delivering restorative nursing care.
- Answer resident call lights promptly.
- Obtain residents' weight as indicated.
- Provide weight bearing therapy in accordance with residents' plan of care. Must possess the ability to communicate resident level of function and specific needs to receiving staff.
- Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility.
- Must possess the ability to communicate resident level of function and specific needs to receiving staff.
- Comply with resident's rights ensuring that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information.
- Frequent use of mechanical equipment (equipment should only be used with proper training).
- Shows dependability by being punctual; maintains consistent attendance.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Monitors use and condition of adaptive equipment/assistive devices, arranging for repair as needed.
- Assists in Maintaining therapy area and equipment in clean, safe, functional condition.
- Practice infection control guidelines.
- Assist in standardizing the methods in which restorative care will be accomplished.
- Follow established safety precautions.
- Must be willing to incorporate change into existing nursing practices.
- Follow established smoking regulations.
- Report all complaints and grievances made by the resident.
- Report all allegations of resident abuse and/or misappropriation of resident property.
- Report any communicable or infectious disease.
- Report all hazardous conditions, equipment and safety violations.
- Report occupational exposures: blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
- May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
- May be called back during emergency conditions.
- Attend and participate in mandated state, OSHA and CDC in-se1vice training programs.
- Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions.
- Other duties as assigned.