Restorative Aide Part Time

Restorative Aide Part Time

Facility: MediLodge of Mt. Pleasant

If you are a compassionate and organized Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who enjoys giving more personalized care for residents, we invite you to apply and be part of a team that truly values your contribution. We offer leading market wages and are committed to fostering a workplace where growth, teamwork, and patient-centered care are at the forefront. At the end of each day, knowing that you’ve made a meaningful impact in the lives of our residents will be your greatest reward.

Why MediLodge?

• Michigan’s Largest Provider of long-term care skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services.
• Employee Focus: We foster a positive culture where employees feel valued, trusted, and have opportunities for growth.
• Employee Recognition: Regular acknowledgement and celebration of individual and team achievements.
• Career Development: Opportunities for learning, training, and advancement to help you grow professionally.
• Michigan Award Winner: Recipient of the 2023 Michigan Employer of the Year Award through the MichiganWorks! Association.

Start rewarding and stable career with MediLodge today!

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

• Graduate of a state approved nursing assistant training program and passed a state approved competency examination (written and skills) within 120 days of employment; name entered into state nurse aide registry.

• Six months experience in a long-term care environment preferred.

• 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.