Job Description

Position:

Restorative Aide

Status:

Part-Time, Permanent

Schedule:

Day shifts (6:30am-2:30pm), 2 shifts a week, 30hrs/bi-weekly

Location (Home):

Pinecrest Nursing Home, Plantagenet, ON

At Pinecrest Nursing Home, we believe in supporting every resident's independence, dignity, and quality of life. We are currently seeking a compassionate and motivated Restorative Aide to join our care team and help residents maintain or improve their physical functioning through personalized restorative programs.

The Restorative Aide (RA) will be responsible for the development and implementation of both individual and group functional restoration programs based on assessed resident needs or as referred by a physiotherapist. The goal of the restoration program is to assist residents to maintain and improve their functional abilities in order to perform activities of daily living with minimal assistance. The Restorative Aide works in co-operation with other healthcare providers and works under the guidance of a Physiotherapist.

If you're passionate about senior care, dedicated to helping others achieve their best potential, and enjoy being a hands-on part of a collaborative healthcare team, we welcome you to apply and grow with us at Pinecrest.

Group exercises:

As an assistant to the exercise program, the RA will remain weight bearing and assist residents to move their limbs through the directed range of motion. To support the limb or joint, the RA may need to crouch, bend and reach forward

Individual Exercises

Resident Aides will work one on one with residents to facilitate exercise and ROM activities outlined in the restorative care plan. The RA is typically standing during this activity but may be seated periodically. The RA may be required to complete a restorative assessment to evaluate progress and determine applicable activities/exercises.

Activities of Daily Living

The RA may work individually with residents to perform activities of daily living. The goal is to assist and support the residents to perform the activity by themselves. This may involve teaching procedural strategies, providing assistive devices and supporting practice sessions with the resident. Activities may include getting out of bed, dental care, self-grooming, getting dressed/undressed, eating and drinking. The RA will work with the resident in their room, in the therapy room or in the dining hall.

Restorative walking program

To assist with walking, the RA may grasp a gait belt worn by the resident and stand to the side or behind the resident. The RA guides and supports the resident who may become unstable or fatigued and require additional effort to support (unable to quantify). Alternatively, the RA may stand in front of the resident and slowly move a walker forward of the resident while another staff member is holding the resident.

Other Activities

Daily charting. Update care plans in a timely manner.

Various staff, resident care and in-service meetings.

Minimum qualifications:

Physically able for the demands for the position. OT or PTA Certificate or diploma

Interested applicants should apply through this posting. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

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