Restorative Aide
29 days ago
East Lansing
Job Description Restorative Aide - CNA Facility: MediLodge of Campus Area If you are a compassionate and organized Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who enjoys giving more personalized care for residents, we invite you to apply and be part of a team that truly values your contribution. We offer leading market wages and are committed to fostering a workplace where growth, teamwork, and patient-centered care are at the forefront. At the end of each day, knowing that you’ve made a meaningful impact in the lives of our residents will be your greatest reward. Why MediLodge? • Michigan’s Largest Provider of long-term care skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services., • Employee Focus: We foster a positive culture where employees feel valued, trusted, and have opportunities for growth., • Employee Recognition: Regular acknowledgement and celebration of individual and team achievements., • Career Development: Opportunities for learning, training, and advancement to help you grow professionally., • Medical Benefits: Affordable medical insurance options through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield., • Additional Healthcare Benefits: Dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance options via leading insurance providers., • Specialty Benefits: Reimbursement options for childcare, transportation, and a non-perishable food program for eligible employees., • Benefits Concierge: Internal company assistance in understanding and utilizing your benefit options., • Pet Insurance: Three options available, • Flexible Pay Options: Get paid daily, weekly, or bi-weekly through UKG Wallet., • Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment options., • Retirement Savings with 401K., • HSA and FSA options, • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).Licenses/Certification:, • Graduate of a state approved nursing assistant training program and passed a state approved competency examination (written and skills) within 120 days of employment; name entered into state nurse aide registry.Experience:, • Six months experience in a long-term care environment preferred. Job Functions:, • Under the supervision of the licensed nurse, initiates rehabilitation/restorative nursing interventions when:, • A resident is discharged from formalized physical, occupational, or speech rehabilitation therapy, or, • A resident is admitted to the center with restorative needs, but is not a candidate for formalized rehabilitation therapy, or, • A restorative need arises during the course of a custodial stay., • Performs rehabilitation/restorative nursing interventions that assist or promote the resident’s ability to attain his or her maximum functional potential:, • Range of Motion (Passive), • Range of Motion (Active), • Splint or Brace Assistance, • Training and Skill Practice; Bed mobility, transfer, walking, dressing or grooming, eating or swallowing, amputation/prosthesis care, communication, Continuous Passive Motion (CMP), • Documents measurable objectives and interventions in the care plan and in the clinical record., • Promotes resident’s ability to adapt to and adjust to living as independently as possible., • Instructs the resident in self-care activities according to the resident’s abilities., • Instructs the resident in the use of assistive devices for transferring, walking and mobility, dressing and grooming, eating and swallowing., • Provides range of motion, proper turning and positioning in bed and chair., • Instructs the resident on the care and use of prosthetic and orthotic devices., • Incorporates training and skill practice activities which include repetition, physical or verbal cueing and task segmentation., • Reports observations and other pertinent nursing rehabilitation/restorative care information to nursing supervisor., • Documents objective information related to the provision and resident response to nursing rehabilitation/restorative care in accordance with existing policies, procedures and guidelines., • Participates in the ongoing review and development of the nursing rehabilitation/restorative care and interventions., • Participates in the identification of staff and resident educational needs related to nursing rehabilitation/restorative care.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:, • Ability to communicate effectively with residents, their family members, and facility staf