Activities Assistant - SNU - Part Time

Job Description

Activities Assistant - Skilled Nursing Unit - Part Time\n
\nBring Joy, Purpose, and Connection to Residents Every Day\n
\nMake a meaningful difference in the lives of Skilled Nursing residents by creating engaging activities that promote physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.\n
\nOrganization Overview\n
\nJoin a collaborative Skilled Nursing team dedicated to providing compassionate, resident-centered care. In this role, you’ll help create an environment where residents feel engaged, valued, and connected while supporting their highest level of functioning.\n
\nRole Summary\n
\nThe Activities Assistant helps develop and deliver a comprehensive program of recreational and therapeutic activities designed to meet the individual interests and needs of Skilled Nursing residents. Working alongside the Activity Director and interdisciplinary team, this position promotes residents’ physical, mental, social, and psychosocial well-being.\n
\nSchedule Details\n
\nActivities are provided at various times throughout the day and evening, seven days a week.\n
\nSchedule requires weekends and up to three evenings per week.\n
\nHoliday schedule will be determined by management.\n
\nKey Benefits & Perks\n
\nMeaningful opportunity to improve residents’ quality of life\n
\nCollaborative, interdisciplinary team environment\n
\nOpportunity to develop and facilitate recreational and therapeutic activities\n
\nWork directly with residents and families\n
\nProfessional development and designated in-service programs\n
\nOpportunity to support resident-centered care and quality improvement initiatives\n
\nResponsibilities\n
\nCompliance with rules and regulations of all federal, state, and local governments is a requirement of employment.\n
\nParticipates in the development of the plan of treatment.\n
\nParticipates in team and interdisciplinary conferences as needed.\n
\nPlans constructively with resident and family to restore resident to optimum capacity through recreational activities.\n
\nProvides, in conjunction with activity director, an organized on‐going program of meaningful activities designed to meet the interest, physical, mental, and psychosocial well‐being of each resident in accordance with the comprehensive resident assessment.\n
\nPromotes/maintains resident's sense of usefulness to self/others, stimulates and supports desire to use his/her physical/mental capabilities to fullest extent, and enables resident to maintain sense of usefulness and self‐respect.\n
\nImplements a planned program of activities to include group/independent programs for all residents at various times of day and evening, seven days a week, which requires weekends and up to three evenings per week. (Holiday schedule will be determined by management.)\n
\nAssists in the development of a care plan for each resident.\n
\nAssists Director of Activities in efforts to orient, train, and supervise volunteers.\n
\nKeeps Activity Director informed of problems, needs, and resident progress.\n
\nAttends meetings as required such as committee meetings and resident care conferences.\n
\nMaintains appropriate department records and files.\n
\nAssumes other responsibilities as required, reasonably related.\n
\nKeeps informed of fire, safety, and disaster programs.\n
\nAttends designated inservice programs.\n
\nOther duties as assigned.\n
\nQualifications\n
\nEducation\n
\nHigh School Diploma or equivalent required.\n
\nExperience\n
\nExperience in healthcare working directly with individuals preferred.\n
\nLong-term care experience preferred.\n
\nExperience in a service field including, but not limited to, sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology preferred.\n
\nExperience or knowledge in therapeutic recreation and rehabilitation/volunteer services preferred.\n
\nAct 34 Clearance (criminal background check) required.\n
\nSkills\n
\nAbility to conduct oral presentations and provide teaching for groups and individuals.\n
\nDemonstrated commitment to resident care.\n
\nAbility to interact effectively with individuals across different ages, social backgrounds, and economic levels.\n
\nStrong concentration and organizational skills.\n
\nAbility to multitask and independently plan and organize work.\n
\nAdaptability to stressful and changing situations.\n
\nAbility to participate effectively in interdisciplinary teams and resident care planning.\n
\nCompensation\n
\nCompensation is based on experience and organizational compensation guidelines.\n
\nAdditional Notes\n
\nProvides direct care to patients/residents and interacts with family members when needed.\n
\nScope of resident care includes individuals age 18 through elderly, regardless of age, race, religion, or cultural background.\n
\nMajority of services are provided to elderly residents.\n
\nFrequently exposed to disagreeable sights, sounds, odors, body waste, and other clinical conditions.\n
\nTasks involve exposure to blood, body fluids, other tissues, and communicable diseases.\n
\nConsiderable walking, standing, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and sitting required.\n
\nOccasionally required to push, move, and/or lift objects weighing up to 60 pounds.\n
\nOccasionally required to push, move, and/or lift 100+ pounds.\n
\nPotential for eye/back strain and musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting and carrying techniques are not used.\n
\nFrequent contact with visitors, community agency representatives, and other healthcare-related organizations.\n
\nDaily contact with clients at all levels, including managers and employees.\n
\nCaregivers are expected to actively participate in quality improvement processes, including identifying opportunities for improvement, collecting and organizing quality measurement data, and participating on Quality Teams.