RNA Per Diem

PACS•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

A Restorative Nursing Assistant (RNA) provides assigned residents with routine restorative nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessment and care plan, as directed by a supervisor. The role supports residents’ mobility, strength, functional independence, personal care, comfort, and skin integrity while promoting a warm, positive, respectful, and calm therapeutic environment. The RNA works with the Rehabilitation and Nursing Departments to monitor prescribed programs, accurately document care, and promptly report significant changes in residents’ conditions or other concerns. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Restorative Nursing Assistant certification.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Proficiency with computer skills, such as entering data into programs such as Point Click Care.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate and Restorative Nursing Assistant (RNA) training.
Meet continuing education requirements under state practices and maintain a license in good standing with the state board.
Ability to read technical procedures and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CPR certification, if required by licensure.
Ability to perform the physical functions described, including frequent standing and walking, occasional sitting and climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and lifting, reaching, pushing, pulling, and manipulating objects and equipment.
Ability to communicate effectively by talking and hearing, and to perceive and respond to tactile, auditory, visual, and other environmental cues.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a long-term care facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with restorative exercises to improve or maintain mobility, strength, and functional independence.
Encourage residents to participate in activities and out-of-bed mobility unless medically contraindicated.
Assist with dining, splinting, transfers, ambulation, and active or passive range-of-motion activities as directed by the Rehabilitation and Nursing Departments.
Obtain and accurately record resident weights as ordered or per facility protocol, and promptly report significant changes to nursing staff.
Ensure residents have clean, well-fitting clothing and linens that are in good repair.
Assist residents with toileting, bathing, dressing, and other activities of daily living as needed.
Reposition residents regularly to promote comfort and prevent skin integrity issues.
Support residents in maintaining personal cleanliness and freedom from offensive odors.
Participate in RNA meetings with the Rehabilitation and Nursing Departments to monitor prescribed programs.
Accurately complete documentation and charting of all care provided.
Maintain a therapeutic environment characterized by warmth, positivity, respect, and calmness.
Promptly report significant changes in condition, abnormal findings, or potential concerns to the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nursing, and/or Rehabilitation Department.
Assist residents in preparation for medical tests, treatments, appointments, social activities, and daily meals.
Assist with elimination needs, including emptying catheter bags and properly sanitizing and maintaining bedpans, urinals, and bedside commodes.
Promote personal hygiene, including skin care, bathing, hair care, oral hygiene, shaving or beard trimming, and nail care in accordance with facility policy.
Apply pressure-relieving devices and implement skin-protective measures to reduce the risk of breakdown.