Restorative Nurse - Inverness Health and Rehab

Restorative Nurse Job Benefits:

• Competitive Pay
• Health Insurance including Dental and Vision
• Paid Time Off for Sick, Holiday, and Vacation Days
• Employer Matched 401k
• Daily Pay
• Employee Perks Website

Restorative Nurse Job Qualifications:

• Must possess a current license to practice as an RN or LPN in the state of Illinois.
• Preferred to have restorative certified by an accredited school or recognized accrediting agency.
• Must possess current CPR certification or become certified within two weeks of employment.

Restorative Nurse Job Overview:

The Restorative Nurse is responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring and supervision of the restorative nursing program for the facility. The Restorative Nurse is the liaison between formalized therapy and nursing. The Restorative Nurse promotes a restorative nursing philosophy among all facility departments, and promotes highest level of functions to customers.

Restorative Nurse Job Duties:

• Maintains a current list of resident’s participating in a restorative program on each unit.
• For each unit, these lists will be specific as to ambulation, ROM, ADL, assistive feeding devices, splints, hand cones/contracture care, bladder Re-training or other restorative program details.
• Sets up documentation flow sheets for daily documentation of restorative nursing measures for each resident on the program.
• Makes a minimum of one assessment note per month – or more often if resident is not progressing. Reviews weekly notes made by CNA’s.
• Oversees that all restorative nursing measures are reflected on the care plan as an approach to the problem or need for which they are being done.
• Oversees that residents get formalized therapy, as indicated, and that the necessary assistive feeding and/or ADL devices are obtained as recommended.
• Works with Nursing and Dietary to see that these assistive devices are consistently available and that they are addressed on the care plan.
• Oversees that Nurses are making progressive/regression summary notes that are specific to the restorative nursing measures being done.
• Makes rounds to oversee and monitor the program and to provide 1:1 teaching, as necessary.
• Performs or oversees functional assessments on admission and quarterly as indicated.
• Consults with nurses in making recommendations for restorative plan of care.
• Works with nurses in developing restorative plan of care.
• Oversees and monitors the skin care prevention program to make sure staff are following through with active measures to prevent skin breakdown, positioning hydration, etc. and that all residents that are at risk are identified.
• Keeps track of accomplishments (number of residents on bladder retraining/month, number of residents increased function, etc.) in a formalized, simple report each quarter.
• Develops and implements innovative and creative ways to keep staff focused and enthused about restorative nursing, i.e. contests, awards and themes.
• Coordinates with staff development to orient new staff relative to roles, responsibilities,
• principles and practices of restorative nursing.
• Actively participates in physical restraint reduction programs, and fall management programs.