Restorative Care Program Tech

SUMMARY

Provides exercise to inpatients that have or are at risk for debility.   Provided exercises include; walking, deep breathing as well as active and passive range of motion to upper and lower extremities.  Use best practice and evidence based practice when providing direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed therapist

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Walk patients 1 – 3 times per day to prevent hospital acquired debility.

• Provide passive range of motion exercise to upper and lower extremities of non-responsive, comatose and sedated patients.

• Provide basic active range of motion exercises to upper extremities and lower extremities of patients whom can actively participate.

• Document patient participation in Restorative Care Program (RCP) and relays pertinent information to the therapists and nursing staff.

• Educate hospital personnel on the role and utilization of the therapy RCP.

• Reports patient status changes to licensed therapy staff.

• Issue pre-made exercise handouts for patients to continue exercise after discharge from Union Hospital as applicable.

• Communicates with nursing staff, therapy staff and lift team to coordinate schedule of patient activities.

• Monitors RCP team productivity.

• Uses computer to gather and enter data.

• Participates in quality assurance, program evaluation, infection control, and safety issues.

• Complies with; ProgressiveHealth Standards of Conduct, Mission Statement and served hospitals customer care initiatives.

• Demonstrates commitment to effective customer relations.

• Demonstrates commitment to ethical business practices and corporate compliance initiatives.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

There are no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); prior experience in a nursing or therapy related field is preferred.  Prior degree or certification in exercise, physiology and/or health related field is preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must have current CPR certification.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift, with assistance, and/or move up to 600 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.