Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Restorative Aide. As a statewide nonprofit serving seniors, families and children in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services — because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

When you join our team as a Restorative Aide, you'll be part of a team of nurses, other CNA's, and administrative professionals who are committed to supporting our staff in their work of serving seniors and their families at the Livonia Woods Campus. In this position, you'll bring a high school diploma or equivalent and a current CNA License registered with the State of Michigan. Additionally, you will have successfully completed a Nursing Aide training class and Restorative CNA training. Experience includes 1 year prior Certified Nursing Assistance experience in a long-term care setting with Restorative experience preferred.

Here is some of what you'll be responsible for:

• Provide quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality as illustrated by the following:
• Provide individualized attention, which encourages each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest level of independence and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being
• Knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents/clients and provide support to them according to the care plan; contribute to the care planning process by providing the charge care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents’/clients’ needs and preferences
• Performs all duties as assigned by nursing management, Restorative Nurse or Therapy in accordance with care plan
• Performs Active Range of Motion {AROM) and Passive Range of Motion (PROM) in a safe manner to residents
• Ambulates residents while utilizing appropriate equipment or devices in a safe manner
• Assists residents to apply and remove splints or prostheses
• Encourages the residents to perform tasks for him/herself as appropriate
• Reports to nursing management any adverse conditions experienced by the resident during the provision of restorative nursing care
• Monitors and assists with the performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) to promote resident involvement to the highest extent possible without resident decline unless the decline is documented as unavoidable.
• Practices good body mechanics while delivering restorative nursing care to prevent injuries to self or to others
• Cooperates with licensed rehabilitative therapists when providing restorative nursing care to residents when appropriate
• Perform all duties and functions as listed in the Certified Nurse Assistant job description
• Perform other duties Follow recommendations of therapy {Physical, Occupational, and Speech) when resident/client is referred to Restorative Nursing
• Document progress and participation in range of motion exercises and ambulation on residents/clients in designated notebook on each unit. Communicates results to nursing management and seeks input and supervision from the Staff Nurse to confirm findings
• Attend educational classes and seminars related to restorative nursing

Full Job Description Available at Interview.