Activities Assistant - Resident Care Facility - Part Time

Guthrie Health • Cortland, NY

180d • $17 - $22

About The Position

A member of the professional team who provides a comprehensive planned program of activities designed to meet the special needs of the Skilled Nursing Unit residents that maintains morale and optimal levels of mental, physical, and social functioning of these residents. Scope of resident care includes 18 years to elderly regardless of age, race, religion, or cultural background. Majority of services provided for elderly.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Experience in health care working directly with individuals.
• Long term care experience preferred.
• Works in service field including, but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, and psychology.
• Keeps up-to-date in field of therapeutic recreation, rehab/volunteer services.
• Ability to do oral presentations and teaching for groups/individuals.
• Demonstrates commitment to resident care.
• Act 34 Clearance (criminal background check).

Responsibilities

• Compliance with rules and regulations of all federal, state, and local governments is a requirement of employment.
• Participates in the development of the plan of treatment.
• Participates in team and interdisciplinary conferences as needed.
• Plans constructively with resident and family to restore resident to optimum capacity through recreational activities.
• Provides, in conjunction with activity director, an organized ongoing 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.
• Promotes/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.
• Implements 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.
• Assists in the development of a care plan for each resident.
• Assists Director of Activities in efforts to orient, train, and supervise volunteers.
• Keeps Activity Director informed of problems, needs, and resident progress.
• Attends meetings as required such as committee meetings and resident care conferences.
• Maintains appropriate department records and files.
• Assumes other responsibilities as required, reasonably related.
• Keeps informed of fire, safety, and disaster programs.
• Attends designated inservice programs.

Benefits

• Pay range from $17.00-$22.37 per hour.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees