Restorative Aide - Spring Meadows Health Care Center : Job Details

7-3p Fulltime position available

Benefits of Restorative Aide position:

• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Great Work Environment
• 401k matched at 10%
• Flexible Hours
• Paid Holidays
• Job location: Clarksville, TN

Spring Meadows Health Care Center makes it top priority to care for seniors with the respect, compassion, and dignity they deserve. We understand that caring is what makes a community and without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. It is what sets us apart from any other Healthcare Center. At Spring Meadows, our nursing staff are overly courteous, respectful and maintain a high level of professionalism at all times. Our primary goal is to get you back in a condition to be independent once again while maintaining a friendly environment and providing nutritionally enhanced meals. We are currently recruiting for a Restorative Aide to join our team!

Restorative Aide JOB DUTIES

1. Oversees, directs and participates in restorative programs initiated for residents.

2. Communicates on a frequent and ongoing basis with the rehab and nursing departments concerning goal setting and approaches to individual resident's needs.

3. Assumes direct responsibility for facilitating the transition of each resident from skilled rehab services to the restorative progressive and preventative programs.

4. Attends rehab rounds and communicates to appropriate staff the status of all residents with regard to rehab/restorative needs.

5. Maintains restorative nursing progress/documentation records on all residents participating in any restorative program.

6. Visits each resident on case load daily and/or as needed to provide identified restorative program interventions.

7. Trains primary care givers in restorative techniques and assists in providing that care.

8. Instructs and assists primary care givers with the application of splints, braces, prosthetic appliances, and self-help devices to assure proper application and usage.

9. Spends time on all shifts as necessary to instruct and oversee restorative programs to assure continuity of care.

10. Remains familiar and proficient with using wheelchairs, walkers, canes, lifts, scales and other equipment used in the restorative programs and is able to instruct others in their use.