Activities Assistant/Receptionist

PACS

18d•$13•Onsite

About The Position

Anchor Post Acute is a beautiful 120-bed skilled nursing & rehab facility conveniently located behind Aiken Mall in Aiken, South Carolina. We have been proudly honored as the top skilled nursing facility for Aiken's Choice Awards! Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of those we serve? At Anchor, we value the relationships we have in our community, with our fellow colleagues, and also with residents and family members. Are you friendly, energetic, and love making people smile? Do you enjoy planning fun activities and being the welcoming face of a team? If so, we’d love to meet you! Our caring nursing home community is looking for a positive, dependable person to be an Activity Assistant and Receptionist to join our team full -time! General Purpose The primary purpose of the Activity Assistant is to assist the Activity Director run a creative and interactive activities program. This must be done in accordance with current federal, state, local and corporate standards, regulations, and guidelines to assure that an on-going program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of each resident.

Requirements

Friendly, outgoing personality
Reliable and punctual
Great communication skills
Comfortable multitasking
High school diploma or equivalent.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience in caregiving or customer service is a plus (but not required!)
Preferable one-year experience in a long term care facility.

Responsibilities

Help plan and lead fun activities for residents (games, crafts, music, celebrations & more!)
Engage with residents to brighten their day and encourage participation
Answer phones and greet visitors with a warm, welcoming smile
Assist with light clerical tasks and scheduling
Support staff and help create a joyful, caring environment
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.