Activities Assistant Jobs

Come Join Our Healthcare Family!!

Do you want stability and longevity in your career? Are you dedicated to resident care and looking for competitive compensation?! If YES… Spring Meadows Health Care Center is looking for YOU!

Spring Meadows Health Care Center is a skilled nursing home facility and takes pride in providing our residents with an amazing experience. We have an incredible tight-knit family of caregivers that serves our residents everyday with compassion, care and a positive attitude! We value and work hard to appreciate our caregivers because we recognize they are the foundation of our organization. We would love for you to join that family!

Summary

Assists the Activity Director in carrying out a planned activity program for residents. Maintains records, transports residents to and from activities. Performs varied clerical and department maintenance functions.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Attends all mandatory in-services by the employee’s anniversary date.
• Demonstrates ability to adjust to changes in unit/shift assignments to meet resident and family needs.
• Acts appropriately under the direction of the Administrator and acts as an active member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age specific developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric residents (i.e. physical, cognitive, and socialization factors) in planning activity programs.
• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary to plan activities for residents with the following needs: therapeutic, neuro & dementia, dialysis, IV therapy, and infectious diseases if applicable.
• Communicates and observes the Corporate Compliance program effectively and complies with Code of Conduct when performing work functions.

Other Duties

• Assists in transporting residents to and from activities.
• Keeps an up-to-date Kardex of residents’ birth dates.
• Notifies the Activity Director of needed repairs and equipment and supplies.
• Performs light housekeeping tasks, such as cleaning up after parties and programs, when necessary. Keeps office area clean as well as desk and surrounding areas.
• Keeps track of department timesheets and delivers them to the Activities Director on Friday of each week.
• Assists Activity Director with the seasonal dcor of the facility.
• Notifies the Activity Director of supplies needed for the operation of the activities programs.
• Encourages the use of volunteers and assists in the supervision of volunteers during programs and parties.
• Maintains attendance records for resident activities, on a daily basis.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements include experience leading activities in a healthcare setting