Nurse III (Restorative Nurse)

RESTORATIVE NURSE JOB DESCRIPTION

(duties include, but are not limited to)

· Obtain weekly and monthly weights and record them in the system

· Managing interventions for weight loss

· Manage restorative dining program and monitoring eating habits on all hall and communicating with CNA’s about how residents are eating

· Work closely with Dietician about weight loss and interventions (supplements and diet change orders)

· Call the RP’s about falls and weight loss and document in the nurse notes

· Conduct IDT meeting on assigned day and document in nurse notes

· Communicating weight loss and overall decline and falls to MD

· Completing the user defined assessments: Side Rail, Dehydration, Restrains, Hot Beverage Assessment and Smoking Assessments

· Checking the appropriateness of intervention for Incidents and Accidents

· Obtaining Therapy recommendations for residents that are on restorative caseload

· Complete monthly Restorative Report and give to Administrator and DON

· Dining room duty as assigned

· Participate in ON Call Rotation

· Working medication cart when staff on halls are short

· Assessing all new admissions for ADL needs

· Oversee restorative CNAs

· Manage the Bowel and Bladder training program

· Manage the falling leaf program for residents with repeat falls

· Managing the investigation process for falls and Incident/Accident Reports

This includes: making sure the I/A report is filled out correctly and closed in the system, Make sure there is a post incident action (intervention), Make sure there are witness statements, Make sure RP was notified, Make sure the fall assessment was done

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $68,479.15 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $68,479