Objective
Assists patients to achieve or maintain their highest practicable level of ADL function through consistent, structured and controlled re-teaching and retraining techniques to promote increased participation in activities of daily living.
Principal Responsibilities
-
Receives assignment from supervisor and performs duties in accordance with each patient’s detailed plan of care, providing care to patients who are presently receiving restorative ADL nursing interventions.
-
Receives training from therapists and supervisors on the restorative techniques and performs techniques
-
Checks patients in section regularly; Answers call lights promptly; Follows through with patient problems or needs by delivering care or reporting to Supervisor depending upon level of ability and nature of patient need.
- Performs any miscellaneous work assignments as may be required.
Qualifications
-
Successful completion of State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program; Name must appear on State Registry as Nursing Assistant in good standing. Successful completion of restorative training.
-
Ability to communicate with patients and nursing staff;
-
Ability to read and write, desirable.
-
One-year experience as Nursing Assistant or Physical Therapist Assistant, preferred.
