Activities Assistant - Las Colinas

PACS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves participating in the planning and execution of various activities for residents, ensuring good communication across different levels of staff, residents, families, and external agencies. The role also includes contributing to community planning, developing activity calendars, assisting with quality improvement initiatives, participating in resident assessments and care plans, and arranging transportation for residents. The goal is to meet the needs and best interests of the residents, community, and facility.

Requirements

• 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.
• Standing and /or walking very frequently.
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently.
• Pushing/pulling very frequently.
• Talking and /or hearing very frequently.
• Tasting and /or smelling very frequently.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• One year experience in a long term care facility.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Assist 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED