ACTIVITIES AIDE

Integritus Healthcare•City of Albany, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Activities Aide assists in the planning, development, organization, implementation, and evaluation of activity programs for residents. This role involves observing resident participation, encouraging involvement, and transporting residents to and from activities. The aide also participates in discharge planning, care plan development, and resident assessments, and interviews residents or family members to gather information. Additionally, the position involves coordinating activities with other departments, assisting with quality assurance for the activity department, and performing administrative duties such as completing forms and reports.

Requirements

Ability to observe resident attendance, behavior, and degree of involvement.
Ability to encourage resident participation.
Ability to transport residents to and from activities.
Ability to participate in discharge planning, care plan development, and resident assessments.
Ability to interview residents or family members.
Ability to arrange for transportation for outings.
Ability to coordinate activities with other departments and staff.
Ability to assist with quality assurance programs.
Ability to perform administrative duties, including completing forms and reports.

Responsibilities

Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
Observe resident attendance, behavior, and degree of involvement during programs.
Encourage resident participation as deemed appropriate.
Transport residents to and from activities as needed.
Participate in discharge planning, development, and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
Assist in arranging for transportation for outings.
Coordinate activities with other departments and staff.
Assist with implementing and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
Perform administrative duties, i.e. completing necessary forms, reports, etc.