RNA/Part-Time

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct restorative care services, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, therapy department, as well as other related departments in planning restorative care.
• Develop and maintain restorative care standards.
• Assist the Quality Assessment & Assurance Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies.
• Interpret restorative care policies and procedures to personnel, residents, family members, etc., as necessary.
• Review restorative care policies, procedures, manuals, job descriptions, etc., at least annually, and participate in making recommended changes.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of resident care plans, resident assessments, etc., as necessary.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Maintain a current file of residents treated.
• Work with the facility’s consultants as necessary and implement recommended changes as required.
• Maintain treatment records, resident files, and progress notes as required.
• Assist in standardizing the methods in which restorative care will be accomplished.
• Maintain an adequate liaison with families and residents.
• Maintain a reference library of written restorative care material, laws, etc., necessary for complying with current standards and regulations, and that will provide assistance in maintaining quality resident care.
• Assist the Quality Assessment and Assurance Coordinator in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for restorative care services.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the administrator, as necessary/required, concerning restorative care services.
• Assume the authority, responsibility and accountability of directing restorative care services.
• Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Administrator and/or Director of

Nursing Services.

Committee Functions

• Serve on, participate in, and/or attend various committees of the facility as required.
• Provide written and/or oral reports of the restorative care programs and activities as required.
• Evaluate and implement recommendations from established committees as they may pertain to restorative care.

Personnel Functions

• Assist the administrator and/or the personnel director in the recruitment and selection of competent restorative care personnel.
• Provide guidance and training for new and/or less experienced personnel.
• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel.
• Make appropriate reports to the administrator as required or as may be necessary, including departmental performance evaluations.
• Maintain an excellent working relationship with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
• Meet with and solicit advice from other department supervisors concerning restorative care, assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services.

Restorative Care Functions

• Review request for restorative care and physicians’ orders.
• Interview resident to determine type of treatment and schedule therapy.
• Select rehabilitative and therapeutic activities and exercises based on medical and social history of residents.
• Evaluate type of therapy most desirable after consulting with the physician and therapy personnel.
• Assist residents in ambulatory training as necessary.
• Demonstrate to residents and staff personnel, as necessary, the procedures involved in the treatment process.
• Recommend modifications and changes in the resident’s restorative care as indicated.
• Assist in transporting resident to and from therapy room/area.
• Encourage residents to perform or participate in daily ADL functions.
• Encourage residents to perform range of motion exercises.
• Perform restorative care treatments in resident’s room as necessary.
• Instruct and supervise resident during therapy.
• Brief resident of procedures involved in restorative care and prepare necessary equipment.
• Prepare resident for treatment by dress/position and administer restorative care in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Reassure resident before and during therapy treatment.
• Assure that all restorative care notes are informative and descriptive of the treatment provided and of the resident’s response to the care.
• Participate in the development and implementation of resident assessments (MDS) and care plans, including quarterly reviews, as they relate to restorative care.

Staff Development

• Develop and participate in programs designed for in-service education, on the job training and orientation classes for newly assigned personnel. (Includes maintaining appropriate recordkeeping requirements of when classes were held, subject matter, attendance, etc.)
• Develop, implement, and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to restorative care.
• Participate and assist in departmental studies and projects as assigned or that may become necessary.
• Attend and participate in workshops, seminars, etc., to keep abreast of current changes in the health care field, as well as to maintain a professional status.

Safety and Sanitation

• Assist in developing safety standards for restorative care.
• Assure that staff personnel, residents, visitors, etc., follow established safety policies and procedures at all times, including appropriate dress codes.
• Be alert for resident safety during any/all therapy or treatments.
• Comply with established safety precautions at all times.
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in the development, implementation, and revising of written aseptic and isolation techniques, as directed.
• Ensure that restorative care personnel follow established infection control procedures when performing duties.
• Assure that the therapy area is maintained in a clean and safe manner for resident comfort and convenience by assuring that necessary equipment and supplies are maintained to perform such duties/services.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a procedure for reporting hazardous conditions or equipment.
• Follow established policies and procedures governing the exposure to blood or body fluids.

Equipment and Supply Functions

• Provide necessary material/equipment for resident to perform required therapy or treatment.
• Recommend to the administrator the equipment and supply needs of the department.
• Develop and implement procedures for the safe operation of all restorative care equipment.
• Ensure that all personnel operate equipment in a safe manner.
• Develop and implement procedures that ensure supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste.

Care Plan Functions

• Assist in developing restorative care plans for individual residents in coordination and conjunction with the resident assessment (MDS).
• Review the restorative care requirements of each resident admitted to the facility and assist the attending physician in planning for the resident’s care and/or treatment.
• Assure that care plans indicate restorative care when such therapy is ordered.
• Participate in the development and implementation of care plans, including quarterly reviews.

Budget and Planning Functions

• Prepare and plan the restorative care budget and submit to the administrator for his/her review, recommendations, and/or approval.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations, and recommend to the administrator adjustments in restorative care that ensure the continued ability to provide quality care.

Resident Rights

• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information.
• Ensure that all restorative care personnel are knowledgeable of the residents’ rights and responsibilities.
• Ensure that resident’s rights to fair and equitable treatment, self determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage a complaint, are well established and maintained at all times.
• Review complaints and grievances made by the resident, families, and/or visitors and make oral/written reports to the administrator indicating what action(s) were taken to resolve the complaint or grievance.
• Maintain a written record of the resident’s complaints and/or grievances that indicates the action taken to resolve the complaint and the current status of the complaint.
• Abide by the resident’s decision whether or not to participate in treatment.
• Inform the resident of consequences of not participating in prescribed therapy and document such action in the resident’s clinical record.
• Allow the resident to participate in the planning and scheduling of his or her treatment.

Working Conditions

• Works in office areas, therapy rooms, resident rooms, etc.
• Sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during working hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with physicians, residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.
• Communicates with the medical staff, nursing personnel, and other department supervisors.
• Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary, as well as in other positions as needed.
• Must be constantly alert for resident safety.
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs as may be required by current regulations.
• Is subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, assaults from hostile residents, etc., throughout the work day.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including the AIDS and Hepatitis B

viruses.

• Is subject to lifting, carrying and supporting residents.
• Maintains a liaison with the residents, their families, other departments, etc., to adequately plan for the resident’s restorative care needs.

Education Requirements

Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved CNA Certified Nursing Assistant program.

Experience

Must have, as a minimum, one (1) year experience in restorative care. Must have training in rehabilitative and restorative therapy practices.

Specific Requirements

• Must possess a current, unencumbered Certification to practice as a CNA in this state.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must be a minimum of twenty-three (23) years of age.
• Must be knowledgeable of restorative care procedures.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
• Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, etc., of restorative care.
• Must maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment, etc., and maintain the appearance of treatment areas.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level in which they are currently functioning.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
• Must be able to use preventive measures to ensure quality of life and to maintain functional levels.
• Must be able to recognize resident’s needs such as ROM exercises, ambulation limitations, etc.
• Must be able to instruct certified nursing assistants in continuing preventive restorative care.
• Must be able to related information concerning a resident’s condition.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

(With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Must be able to cope with the mental, emotional, and physical stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to assure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, support agencies, and outside agencies.
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents.
• Must be willing to perform tasks that may involve exposure to the resident’s blood/body fluids.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person