Job Description

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.

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