Restorative RN

Grandvue Medical Care Facility•East Jordan, MI

About The Position

The Restorative RN provides hands-on nursing care to residents to help them gain or maintain the highest practical level of functioning. The role coordinates restorative nursing care with formal therapy, nursing staff, and the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), and serves as a resource and role model for nursing staff and students. The RN provides direction and supervision to restorative personnel, applies professional judgment and problem-solving, manages time effectively, and delegates tasks appropriately. The position involves assessing residents’ needs, developing and implementing restorative care plans, monitoring progress, completing restorative nursing documentation and MDS/RAI assessments, and collaborating with residents, families, therapists, and the rehabilitation team. The RN also supports staff training, quality improvement, restorative nursing policies and procedures, and a safe therapeutic environment. The position reports to the Director of Nursing and directly supervises restorative CNAs.

Requirements

Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Michigan.
Ability to provide hands-on nursing care using the nursing process to achieve quality resident outcomes.
Effective oral and written communication skills to build rapport with residents, families, and health team members and meet legal documentation and reimbursement requirements.
Ability to talk, hear, see, and smell to perform job duties, communicate, conduct assessments, and receive instructions.
Position involves potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, including potential mucous membrane or skin contact and spills or splashes.

Nice To Haves

Become certified as a Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) through the Association of Rehabilitation within 2–3 years.

Responsibilities

Coordinate nursing care activities with interdisciplinary team members to achieve residents’ overall care goals.
Work with formal therapy and residents to carry through therapy recommendations, prevent functional decline, and establish restorative nursing goals and interventions.
Monitor restorative programs through rounds, oversee follow-through, and provide one-to-one teaching as needed.
Work with neighborhood nurses on monthly progression or regression summary notes specific to restorative nursing measures.
Screen residents for restorative programs, use therapy screens to assess needs, and perform functional assessments in conjunction with the MDS/RAI process.
Develop problem or need statements, goals, and interventions for Phase II programming, and assist nursing staff with Level III programming.
Set up documentation of restorative nursing measures for Phase II residents and assist nursing staff with Level III documentation.
Document weekly progress notes for each new restorative program and monthly progress notes for ongoing Phase II programs; assist with Phase III documentation requirements.
Collaborate with nursing management to set up training sessions and restorative training for direct care staff.
Ensure equipment and supplies are available, in good repair, and working properly.
Participate in Quality Assurance Performance Improvement for restorative nursing.
Problem-solve with staff to address issues in providing restorative nursing care.
Assist in developing restorative nursing policies and procedures.
Assess residents’ and families’ physical, psychological, cultural, spiritual, educational, and discharge needs to formulate nursing diagnoses.
Plan nursing care within a dynamic, therapeutic, and supportive rehabilitation relationship.
Develop reality-based wellness-oriented goals with residents, families, and the rehabilitation team that encourage socialization.
Implement plans of care directly or through ancillary personnel to maintain and restore function and prevent complications or further loss of function.
Evaluate nursing care and modify plans as needed to achieve measurable goals and objectives.
Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences and meetings and contribute to team decision-making.
Contribute to a safe, therapeutic environment and support activities that promote residents’ return of function and prevent complications or chronic illness.
Assign duties to restorative CNAs and supervise follow-through, performing duties as needed to meet residents’ needs.
Complete the MDS/RAI assessment related to restorative nursing.
Perform other duties as assigned and required.