Restorative Nurse Specialist
5 days ago
Job Summary:
The Restorative Nurse is responsible for developing, implementing, and supervising the restorative nursing program for the facility. This includes acting as a liaison between formalized therapy and nursing, promoting a restorative nursing philosophy among all facility departments, and working closely with the Ladies and Gentlemen of Alden to ensure the restorative plan of care is being followed.
Responsibilities:
- 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 nursing care facilities.
- Maintain a current list of customers on each unit, with specific details on ambulation, ROM, ADL, assistive feeding devices, splints, hand cones/contracture care, bladder retraining, and other restorative program details.
- Set up documentation flow sheets and/or electronic medical record systems for daily documentation of restorative nursing measures for each customer on the program.
- Make quarterly progress notes and ensure all restorative care notes are informative and descriptive of the treatment provided and of the response to the care.
- Oversee that customers receive formalized therapy, as indicated, and that the necessary assistive feeding and/or ADL devices are obtained as recommended.
- Work with Nursing and Dietary to ensure these assistive devices are consistently available and that they are addressed on the care plan.
- Perform or oversee functional assessments on admission and quarterly as indicated, and consult with nurses in making recommendations for the restorative plan of care.
- Oversee customer ADL performance on the units and attend care planning conferences to make recommendations.
- Complete sections of the MDS and the Care Area Assessment (CAA) Summary as indicated, and report on the progress of restorative nursing measures.
- Keep track of accomplishments in a formalized, simple report each quarter, and work with the Ladies and Gentlemen of Alden in developing tools to perform QI audits.
- Participate in QI audits for restorative nursing, review monthly and quarterly quality indicator/measure lists, and utilize this information to problem solve.
- Develop and implement innovative and creative ways to keep staff focused and enthused about restorative nursing, and ensure that equipment and supplies are available and in good working order.
- Problem solve with the Ladies and Gentlemen of Alden in regards to issues in providing restorative nursing care.
Requirements:
- Current, unencumbered license to practice as an RN or an LPN in the state of Illinois.
- Restorative certification by an accredited school or recognized accrediting agency.
- Current CPR certification or become certified within two weeks of employment.
- Ability to read, write, and speak the English language in an understandable manner.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to move intermittently throughout the work day.
- Ability to cope with mental and emotional stress of the position.
- Ability to function independently, have flexibility, person integrity, and the ability to work effectively with the customer, family members, personnel, and support agencies.
- Good health and emotional stability.
- Ability to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people.
- Ability to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, and customers in excess of 50 pounds throughout the day.
- Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including exposure to the (HIV) AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
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