Activities Assistant
| Company | PACS Services |
|---|---|
| Location | United States |
| Salary | $17 – $24 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Preferable one year experience in a long term care facility.
- Ability to read technical procedures.
- Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to solve practical problems.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Food Handlers Permit
Responsibilities
- Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.
- Assist in providing good communication between employees of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community and facility are met to the extent possible.
- Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
- Assist in development of monthly activity calendar and maintaining attendance records.
- Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies as requested by Activities Director.
- Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
- Assist in arranging transportation for residents when necessary including, but not limited to, resident outings, to/from appointments, or for discharge.
- Assists in developing a monthly activity schedule for residents, which include resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in room activities for bed bound or isolated residents.
- Encourage residents to participate in self initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading.
- Provide materials as necessary including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.
- Assist with assessment documentation, quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.
- Keep Activity Department clean, orderly and secured.
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferable one year experience in a long term care facility.