William E Christofferson Salt Lake Veteran's Home is looking for a part time Restorative Aide to join out team.   $21.62 - 25.01 PR/HR
JOB DESCRIPTION NURSING ASSISTANT – CERTIFIED - RESTORATIVE Summary/Objective: Provide routine supportive restorative nursing care services to selected 
residents under the direction of a Charge Nurse, and to function as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the 
essential functions.
•  Restorative Nursing:
o Direct or assist residents in transfer and ambulation techniques, and with range of motion and 
exercise activities; and the use of walkers or other assistive devices. Coordinate self-help 
training. Coordinate or assist with other restorative functions.
o Evaluate progress and document daily. Participate in care plan meetings.
•  Personal Care, Nursing Care, and Food Service: o Assist residents with activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, grooming, 
toileting, changing of bed linens, and positioning in and out of bed, chair, etc.
o Prepare residents for meals. Assist residents in eating as needed. Utilize restorative techniques 
to promote resident independence and highest functional level.
o Record progress in the Restorative Record. Read and follow daily care plans; report changes in 
resident condition to Nurse in charge; document care provision on resident record/flow sheets as 
required and report accidents and incidents.
o Provide nursing functions as directed by supervisor.
o Monitor restorative equipment for quantity, quality, and cleanliness.
•  Observe and practice safety according to facility policy and procedure:
o Able to explain and demonstrate fire/emergency procedures and must participate in any emergency 
or drill activities.
o Properly use and maintain facility equipment, reporting/taking out of service any equipment with 
breakage or needed repairs.
o Show respect for facility property.
o Demonstrate and able to explain infection control and isolation procedures.
o Demonstrate and able to explain proper body mechanics in all patient handling interactions & 
processes.
o Ensure residents are given correct diet.
o Use proper feeding techniques while respecting personal dignity and meeting the residents’ needs 
for socialization.
o Make beds correctly and wrinkle free.
o Maintain residents’ rooms in neat, orderly and clutter-free manner.
o Support residents’ participation in activity programs by assisting them (when needed) to the 
activity location; encourages resident participation in activities.
o Question and seek clarification of unclear orders. •  Promote and maintain positive relationships with co-workers, residents, visitors, volunteers and 
regulators:
o Directly respond, within the scope of practice, to needs and concerns of residents and family 
members.
o Work with the care giving team to identify and resolve resident and family issues.
o Promptly respond to call lights and other resident needs.
o Treat residents with compassion and dignity.
o Establish effective communication/interaction with residents and families.
o Ensure residents’ right to privacy (visual and auditory).
o Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility records/information.
o Show respect for residents’ personal property.
o Ensure residents are dressed appropriately, consistent with weather conditions, and according to 
their wishes.
o Recognize a resident’s ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of the 
care giving environment.
o Communicate with members of the care giving team about residents’ personal choices.
o Communicate residents’ end of life concerns and wishes to the Charge Nurse.
o Be sensitive and appropriately responsive to each resident’s “end of life” wishes.
•  Perform the following according to policy and procedure:
o Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure
o Ambulate residents.
o Apply proper lifting and transferring techniques.
o Provide proper positioning and use of postural supports.
o Maintain residents’ positioning, as needed.
o Weigh residents on schedule and record weights accurately.
o Provide restorative and rehabilitative nursing.
o Provide active and passive range of motion.
o Implement bowel and bladder program.
o Collect certain specimens for cultures pursuant to facility policy and within the scope of 
duties.
•  Ensure residents’ comfort while assisting them in achieving their highest practicable level of 
functioning as follows:
o Assist residents with their activities of daily living.
o Provide oral and hygiene care pursuant to plan of care.
o Provide nail care pursuant to plan of care.
o Assist residents with dressing and grooming according to their needs, wishes and desires.
o Bathe residents with attention to privacy, respecting dignity and providing a safe and relaxing 
experience.
•  Reporting the following to the Charge Nurse and the care giving team as appropriate and/or 
document according to policy and procedure:
o A significant change in resident’s condition, a change in a resident’s vital signs or weight, any 
accidents and injuries, any changes in a resident’s skin integrity, behavioral changes, signs of 
resident depression or anxiety, changes in a resident’s ambulation status, the level of the 
resident’s food consumption, and the resident’s intake of food and liquids as well as the 
resident’s output, when indicated.
o Participate in collecting data needed for the accurate completion of the MDS and the plan of 
care.
o Show understanding of information that is provided by the ADL flow sheets.
o Provide input to the Nurses for development of the plan of care.
o Provide information gathered from care giving activities to the Charge Nurse.
•  Delivers Resident Care:
o Deliver and maintain optimum resident care and comfort by demonstrating knowledge and skills of 
current
C.N.A. practices.
o Perform only those activities which are within the scope of C.N.A. practice.
o Follow company, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and appropriately utilize 
C.N.A. judgment.
o Ensure accurate documentation of all medical records and reporting forms.
o Promptly respond to call lights and other resident needs. o Provide oral and hygiene care pursuant to plan of care.
•  Customer Service:
o Provide compassionate resident care services.
o Establish and maintain positive interactions with internal and external customers, including 
co-workers and direct reports.
o Take responsibility for resolving Certified Nursing Assistant issues and concerns striving for a 
win-win outcome. Customers include residents, families, vendors, and other employees. Report issues 
to a nurse or other facility management when appropriate.
o Present a professional appearance.
•  Resident’s Rights: o Know Resident Rights. Helps the residents/residents exercise and/or protect their rights.
o Report resident/resident complaints to management.
o Maintain confidentiality of resident/resident information.
o Understand, comply with and promote all rules and regulations regarding residents’ rights.
o Support resident autonomy and choice.
o Promote a restraint-free environment.
o Demonstrate both sensitivity and appropriate responsiveness to each resident’s “end of life” 
wishes.
•  HIPAA: o Follow and adhere to Facility’s policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the 
privacy and security of protected health information.
o Use and/or disclose only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary to complete 
assigned tasks.
o Report all suspected violation of company’s HIPAA policies or procedures to Facility Privacy 
Designee.
•  Continuing Education:
o Participate in orientation, facility/department in-services and quality improvement activities.
o Attend continuing education programs.
o Attend facility/department/staff meetings as required.
o Assist in the orientation and training of other staff.
•  Safety:
o Know and follow all Company policies, regulations and requirements.
o Demonstrate safe practices in regard to resident's comfort and safety by applying knowledge of 
proper body alignment for self and resident.
o Practice and promote adherence to institutional safety codes.
o Follow facility dress and hygiene policies.
o Demonstrate proper use of equipment. Reports equipment needs or repairs.
o Follow facility smoking policies.
o Report and document any incidents or accidents of residents, staff or visitors to the appropriate 
facility personnel.
o Report all hazardous conditions/equipment to Supervisor.
o Perform duties, which may include transportation of residents, as assigned in Facility Disaster 
Plan
o Use required protective equipment.
o Follow infection control standards, policies and procedures.
o Follow safe patient handling as required within your specific job position.
o Zero tolerance for harassment and violence.
o May be required to assist in the evacuation of patients during emergency situations.
o Meet the general health requirements set for by the company and this facility. Competencies •  Initiative
•  Leadership
•  Time Management
•  Decision Making
•  Communication Proficiency
•  Organizational Skills Other Responsibilities
•  Must adhere to Code of Conduct and Business Ethics policy, including documentation and reporting 
responsibilities.
•  Participate in Quality Improvement activities as assigned.
•  Other duties as assigned or needed.
•  Ability to understand and apply training from in-service education and ability to instruct 
personnel during training education and staff meetings.
•  This position regularly requires long hours and frequent weekend work.
•  This is a position in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating 
shifts as well as holiday and working during inclement weather may be required.
Work Environment
This job operates in a fast-paced nursing home environment. Also routinely uses standard office 
equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to 
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The responsibilities of this position involve significant physical activities including standing, 
lifting (up to 50 pounds unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting. All 
employees of skilled nursing facilities may be required to provide lifting and transfer assistance 
to residents. Lifting and/or transferring some residents will require use of a lifting device and 
/or assistance of other staff. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly 
required to talk or hear. Ability to distinguish smells, tastes and temperatures. The employee is 
frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and 
arms.
Required Education and Experience
•  Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the State or must within four (4) 
months of employment successfully complete state required training and a competency evaluation 
program. Must maintain a current certification in the state throughout employment.
•  Has received education and training specific to restorative nursing procedures.
•  Must achieve 12 hours of in-service education annually as required by federal regulations (as 
well as state requirements, if exceeds federal).
•  Ability to adapt to a flexible work schedule.
•  Ability to relate positively, effectively and appropriately with residents, families, community 
members, volunteers and other facility staff.
•  Possess special interest in, and a positive attitude about, working with long-term care 
residents and the elderly.
•  Ability to read, write, speak and understand English, and be able to follow oral and written 
directions at a level necessary to accomplish the job.
•  Must be willing to assist others, including co-workers.
•  Must maintain regular attendance.
•  Meet all health requirements, as required by law.
•  Demonstrate basic computer knowledge with the ability to learn company documentation 
software.
•  Demonstrate understanding of State and Federal rules and regulations that govern the practices 
within the facility. Preferred Education and Experience
•  Experience in a fast-paced environment. •  Post-acute care or health care experience preferred. Other Duties This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, 
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities 
and activities may change at any time with or without notice.