Restorative Aide
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Job Location:
Conroe, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Title: Restorative Aide
Job Type: Full Time
Your experience matters!
AtCornerstone Specialty Hospitals Conroe we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here youre not just valued as an employee but as a person.
Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Conroe is a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) located at 1500 Grand Lake Drive in Conroe Texas. Its designed for patients who are medically complex and require extended recovery timeoften following a stay in a traditional hospital ICU.
- Specialized Care: Treats serious conditions like respiratory failure sepsis stroke complex wounds and congestive heart failure. Many patients need ventilators dialysis or IV therapy.
- Multidisciplinary Team: Offers intensive and telemetry-level care with a team of physicians nurses and therapists who create personalized treatment plans.
- Joint Commission Accreditation: Recognized for high-quality evidence-based care in long-term acute treatment with a focus on continuous improvement
As a Restorative Aidejoining our team youre embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How youll contribute
The incumbent shall provide rehabilitation/restorative nursing interventions under the supervision of the licensed nurse when a patient is discharged from formalized physical occupational or speech rehabilitation therapy when a patient is admitted to the facility with restorative needs but is not a candidate for formalized rehabilitation therapy when a restorative need arises during the course of a custodial stay or when a patient has restorative needs to supplement a skilled plan of care. These interventions promote the patients ability to adapt and adjust to living as independently and safely as is possible. This concept actively focuses on achieving and maintaining optimal physical mental and psychosocial functioning. Restorative nursing interventions except for use of Continuous Passive Motion (CMP) do not require a physicians order. The incumbent shall be accountable for carrying out all responsibilities in accordance with Kindred Healthcare CORE values.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.
- Perform rehabilitation/restorative nursing interventions that assist or promote the patients ability to attain his or her maximum functional potential.
- Patient rehabilitation/restorative nursing interventions are completed as assigned.
- Promotes patients ability to adapt to and adjust to living as independently as possible.
- Instructs the patient in self-care activities according to the patients abilities.
- Instructs the patient 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 patient 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.
- Report patient response to interventions and condition to the nurse supervising therapist(s) or assistant.
- Documents measurable objectives and interventions in the care plan and in the clinical record.
- Documents objective information related to the provision and patient response to nursing rehabilitation/restorative care in accordance with existing policies procedures and guidelines.
- Assist in formalized discipline specific and interdisciplinary group activities.
- Reports observations and other pertinent nursing rehabilitation/restorative care information to nursing supervisor.
- Participates in the identification of staff and patient educational needs related to nursing rehabilitation/restorative care.
Qualifications and requirements:
Education: High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
Experience: Six months experience as a Rehab Tech or Restorative Nursing Aide in a hospital or longterm care environment preferred.
Certifications: Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) is required. Computer and current technology competence.
About us
Lifepoint Rehabilitation is part ofLifepoint Health a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care rehabilitation and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestoneyour experience matters.
EEOC Statement
Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Restaurant Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Food Service
- Kitchen Experience
- Dietary Aide Experience
- Serving Experience
- Cooking
- Dietary Department Experience
- Sanitation
- Food Production Experience
- Meal Preparation
About Company
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 a ... View more
