Activities Assistant - Veteran's Community Living Center - PRN (As Needed)

Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center•Walsenburg, CO

19d

About The Position

Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center is seeking a caring and energetic PRN Activities Assistant to provide engaging and meaningful activities for residents who are Veterans. The assistant leads group programs, supports residents with one-on-one activities, and helps create a positive, welcoming environment where residents can remain active, social, and engaged. This is an as-needed position paying $20.46 per hour, with potential shift differentials: $3.00 per hour for weekday nights, $3.50 per hour for weekend days, and $5.00 per hour for weekend nights. The role supports residents' needs, abilities, and goals as outlined in their long-term care plans, including providing support for end-of-life quality care. The assistant maintains activity spaces, documents participation and responsiveness, helps residents access activities and electronic devices, and contributes to the development and improvement of activity programming. Duties may also include assisting with outings, communicating with families, and helping with special events and holiday programming.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Understanding of long-term care residents and ability to relate to them and support end-of-life quality care.
Ability to operate general office equipment and computer software applications, including email and surveillance equipment or cameras.
Interest in creative, recreational, cultural, educational, physical, spiritual, and social activities.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the public, other agencies, employees, and administration.
Must obtain an annual flu vaccination and any job-specific immunizations.
Must submit to a tuberculosis screening test.
If driving, must have a valid driver's license and be insurable as a facility driver.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience providing activity programming is preferred.
Previous work experience in a geriatric work environment is highly desired.
An acceptable combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, abilities, and skills may be substituted.

Responsibilities

Implement and participate in scheduled group, independent, and therapeutic one-on-one activities.
Complete assigned documentation, including daily activity attendance and residents' responsiveness to therapeutic one-on-one programs.
Assist residents and distribute personal mail items as necessary.
Assist residents to and from activity areas and support their participation in activities.
Inform residents, including those with vision, hearing, or cognitive deficits, and staff about the day's available activity programming.
Lead assigned activity programs and communicate with team members to ensure concerns and issues are addressed appropriately and promptly.
Maintain patient activity spaces so they are clean, appropriately furnished, conducive to participation, and aesthetically appealing.
Support residents in accordance with their needs, abilities, and goals in their long-term care plans, recognizing their potential for change and growth.
Provide daily activity support, purchase items, help make electronic devices accessible, and guide residents in using those devices.
Discuss residents' responsiveness to programming and suggest new activities or changes to current programming.
When driving for outings, assist residents to and from their rooms and the transportation vehicle and ensure their safety during outings.
Communicate with residents' families as needed and help coordinate special requests.
Assist with special event and holiday programming as needed.