Activities Staff-2

Ensign Services•Turlock, CA

6d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Come join our team and start making a difference! ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position. • All duties and responsibilities shall be performed as set forth in our established policies and procedures. • Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, supervising, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility. • Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that facility activities and resident’s progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior. • Encourage residents to participate in activities. Provide materials as necessary. Make routine visits to residents and perform assistance with crafts, projects, etc., as necessary. • Befriend residents to encourage resident self-esteem by visiting and conversing with residents on a regular basis. • Conduct individual and/or group, re-motivation and reality orientation sessions to promote the worth, self-esteem and reality level of the residents. • Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans, and resident assessments. • Carry out care plan assessment functions by assisting in the development, implementation, and adherence of a written plan of care for each resident. • Interview and involve residents/family to obtain activity information when planning activity programs, and when planning objectives and goals for the resident. • Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary. • Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident’s response to the service. • Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Activity Director as required. • Participate in facility and company required trainings, in-services and conferences. • Assist in the recommendation of necessary department equipment and supplies, as well as moving/arranging of equipment/supplies to assure that activity areas are ready for scheduled activity functions. • Assists with transporting or escorting residents to and from activity and external trips. • All other tasks deemed necessary, and as directed by the Activities Supervisor. Are you looking for a career that will make a difference in your lives and others? Come join our amazing team where you can help express your love, compassion, energy and creative skills for our patients! We are committed to providing an excellent clinical experience for our patients and an amazing work environment for our employees. Join a team that works together to ensure our patients receive the best care possible. We are looking for passionate, dedicated, and caring individuals that are ready to jump in and be a part of the industry change. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming applicant from all backgrounds and walks of life. Our company mission is to strive every day to be the skilled nursing facility of choice in our community. Our facility’s successes depend upon our highly motivated team working to improve the daily lives of our residents and driven to provide extraordinary service by creating a team that is dedicated to upholding our facility’s mission. You’ll meet a team of innovators—Nurses, Therapists and other Clinicians, all professionals at the tops of their games, genuinely committed, remarkably caring and wholeheartedly compassionate. This feeling of Family and Caring permeates everything we do, and enables us to attract the most outstanding team members our community has to offer. C.A.P.L.I.C.O. Customer Second, Employee First Accountability Passion for Learning Love one Another Intelligent Risk Taking Celebration Ownership

Requirements

High school diploma or its equivalent.
No experience required. On-the-job training provided.
Must provide evidence of being free of tuberculosis infection upon hire and as set forth by the policies of the facility.
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
Must possess the ability to make independent decision when circumstances warrant such action.
Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
Follows written and oral instructions.
Possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of the position can be fully met.
Operate computer, cellular telephone and facility telephone and paging systems.
Assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Responsibilities

Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, supervising, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility.
Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that facility activities and resident’s progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior.
Encourage residents to participate in activities. Provide materials as necessary. Make routine visits to residents and perform assistance with crafts, projects, etc., as necessary.
Befriend residents to encourage resident self-esteem by visiting and conversing with residents on a regular basis.
Conduct individual and/or group, re-motivation and reality orientation sessions to promote the worth, self-esteem and reality level of the residents.
Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans, and resident assessments.
Carry out care plan assessment functions by assisting in the development, implementation, and adherence of a written plan of care for each resident.
Interview and involve residents/family to obtain activity information when planning activity programs, and when planning objectives and goals for the resident.
Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary.
Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident’s response to the service.
Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Activity Director as required.
Participate in facility and company required trainings, in-services and conferences.
Assist in the recommendation of necessary department equipment and supplies, as well as moving/arranging of equipment/supplies to assure that activity areas are ready for scheduled activity functions.
Assists with transporting or escorting residents to and from activity and external trips.
All other tasks deemed necessary, and as directed by the Activities Supervisor.