Activities Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Activities Assistant

Shift: Full 40 hours - includes weekends, evenings, and events as needed

Committed to promoting wellness, healing, and independence for all lives we touch.

Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Activities Assistant.  

Pay and Compensation: You will earn competitive pay.

Additional compensation includes:

• Referral Bonus when a friend you referred to us joins our team
• Benefits
• 401k
• PayActiv, - Access to Earned Income Prior to Pay
• Tuition reimbursement through ECPI
• Corporate childcare program in the works!
• 1.5X Holiday Pay
• 1.5X Overtime Pay for every hour worked over 40 hours per week

About us:   Deer Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing is a member of the  Eastern Health Group family of skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation centers. We are resident-centered and quality-focused! Our workplace culture is all about uplifting people. We’re committed to creating a nurturing, family-like atmosphere where staff develop meaningful relationships with residents and where exceptional patient outcomes are the standard.

Position Description

The Activities Assistant will assist the Activities Director in the planning, organizing and directing of a program of activities, which provides opportunity for entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and expression and fulfills basic psychological, social and spiritual needs to all residents of the facility. Assist the physically, emotionally, and cognitively impaired individual and their families in the exploration of appropriate avocation/leisure pursuits.

Responsibilities of the Activities Assistant:

• Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives that improve the customer experience, enhance workflow, and/or improve the work environment.
• Assist in the development, organization, and implementation of a program of activities to meet the social, emotional, physical and other therapeutic needs of residents.
• Maintain detailed records of activity programs and participation of individual residents, identifying progress toward established care plan goals.
• Participate in resident care planning by identifying the activity needs of residents in accordance with the medical assessment.
• Prepare progress notes for medical staff reflecting residents’ reactions and evidence of progress or regression.
• Maintain all activity related records required by regulations and Medical Records – activity assessments, progress notes, and discharge summary.
• Assist in the initiation and promotion of activities both within the facility and outside the facility, as weather permits, always ensuring the safety and well-being of each resident. 

Requirements of the Activities Assistant:

• Six (6) months to one (1) year experience or related experience performing activity related duties.
• Ability to assume leadership role in the Activity Department in the absence of the Activity Director.
• Skill at working with individuals who have cognitive, physical or sensory disabilities.
• Practical knowledge of how an Activity Department functions in a nursing facility.
• General knowledge of regulatory requirements for an activity program in a long-term care facility.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with high level of energy and enthusiasm.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.
• Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.