Restorative Manager Aka Director of Rehab

**Position Details**:

- **job post**

QUALIFICATIONS:
**Must have a post-secondary diploma or degree in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology, or other related field from a community college or university. (or be currently enrolled in the required diploma program)**
- Medical certificate of good health.
- Proficiency in oral and written English
- Comfortable with and enthusiastic about working with the elderly

WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Combination of natural light and fluorescent lighting; indoors and outdoors
- Crouching, kneeling, stooping/bending for short periods of time - minor job function
- Walking, exercising, playing games, active participation in games, leading programs with flare - major job function
- Standing for long periods of time - major job function

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Ensures and promotes the provision of resident-centered care and services to meet the residents' rehab and activity needs as follows**:

- ** Coordinates the required physical support and assistance to residents as per their individual care plans and as recommended by the Physio/Occupational Therapist as follows**:

- ** in the restorative feeding program to provide training to residents to increase appetites, or provide training to increase resident independence who are unable because of disabilities, confusion, weakness or neuromuscular disorders.**:

- ** Observes and reports changes in physical ability to the registered staff and PT/OT**:

- ** Assists/coordinates to provide residents in the use of restorative aides for ambulation, including canes, walkers or crutches. Provides gait training and walking programs.**:

- ** Assists/ coordinates to provide residents in the use of ambulatory devices used in bed, to assist them in moving or changing positions safely, such as side rails, foot brace and trapeze.**
- ** Coaches other staff, in particular new staff, in the use of hydraulic lift and demonstrates transfer of a resident from and to bed and chair.**:

- ** Provides exercise to strengthen muscles and develop endurance to prepare a resident for ambulation with or without the use of assistive devices.** **Reviews and coaches other staff regarding positioning of residents in bed.**:

- ** Monitors and ensures that the mobility aids are in good condition. Liaise with mobility devices provider.**:

- ** Facilitates ROM exercises to maintain joint mobility and prevent contractures.**:

- ** Coordinates/assists therapists in the provision of care in assigned areas.**:

- ** Records statistics and keeps records as required.**:

- ** Establishes a daily schedule for assisting residents.**:

- ** Attends care conferences as required and participates in Quality Management activities.**:

- ** Assists with departmental maintenance.**

**Provides psychological support to residents as follows**:

- ** Participates in alternative forms of therapy as directed.**:

- ** Provides relaxation therapy such as calming, guided imagery, music, meditation and distraction to reduce fear, pain, anxiety and assist the resident to his/her environment.**:

- ** Participates in the leisure and recreation programs as follows**:

- ** Conducts the Restorative meal program.**:

- ** Assists and supports residents in large facility programs.**:

- ** Assists the Pastoral program in the culturally sensitive religious and spiritual services.**:

- Supports and helps provide a Resident Advocacy Program though the promotion and respect of the **Resident’s Bill of Rights.**:

- ** Promotes the philosophy and practices of resident-centered care in all residents’ encounters and decisions.**:

- ** Respects and uses sensitivity in spiritual, cultural and ethnic aspects of a resident’s life.**:

- ** Maintains a wellness and inclusive perspective.**:

- ** Supports residents in achieving quality experiences - personal and social, spiritual, emotional...**:

- ** Facilitates relationships between residents, relatives, staff and community.**:

- ** Seeks opportunities for resident participation in decisions that affect the resident’s rights and lifestyle.**:

- ** Monitors and improves attitudes and behaviors of family and staff to ensure inclusion of residents in decisions regarding their care.**:

- ** Creates opportunities for individuals to make choices and to take actions that will enhance the resident’s sense of mastery.**:

- ** Facilitates Resident Council, as needed**:

- ** Creates a comfortable and safe environment that provides opportunities for privacy, dignity, control, and maintenance of personal lifestyle.**:

- ** Communicates with, and supports families in their involvement and participation.**:

- ** Ensures an environment with ambiance conducive to the provision and practice of therapeutically effective resident health care, yet be unobtrusive.**

**Enhancing the residents’ quality of life by using a resident-driven approach as follows**:

- ** Participates in interdisciplinary care planning.**:

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