Activity Assistant

Come work for a company that cares and appreciates its staff and help us strive to be the difference makers and a guiding light in our profession. We are searching for attentive, kindhearted health professionals regardless of the position to help us care for our phenomenal residents.

Remarkable benefits our staff can expect:

Competitive Wages

Comprehensive benefits- Medical, Vision, Dental

Insure Oklahoma- Subsidies to eligible employees.

Maternity Leave- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability

401 K Plan

PTO

Holiday Pay

Life Insurance

Referral Bonus Program

Flexible Spending & Daycare Account

Employee Monthly Appreciation Activities

Perfect Attendance Bonus for Full-time Hourly Staff

ON DEMAND PAY- (PayActiv - access to weekly pay!)

Education Assistance- That’s right, we will support you as you go back to school. We believe in you!

Exclusive discounts:

AT&T & Verizon

Insight & Dell

Staples

United Moving Services

OKRIN & Sherwin Williams

AMC Movies

Premium Seats USA (concert & sports events)

LMT Club & Member Auto Buying by TrueCar

Abenity Travel Center

Six Flags

Harry & David Gifts & Godiva

Purpose of Your Job Position

The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual programs, in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisor

Education

Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or its equivalent. CNA Certification. 

Experience

• Must possess class C driver’s license.

Job Functions

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.

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that facility activities and resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Involve the resident/family in planning activity programs when possible.
• Involve the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Assist in arranging transportation to other facilities when necessary.
• Refer resident/families to appropriate social service personnel when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident.
• Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of Activity Assistant.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend to the Activity Director adjustments in activity programs that assure the continued ability to provide daily activities.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as may be directed.
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident’s response to the service.
• Arrange transportation for field trips when necessary.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Activity Director as required.
• Agree not to disclose assigned user ID code and password for accessing resident/facility information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
• Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility’s information system.
• Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Activity Director.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with other departments within the facility to assure that daily activities can be performed without interruption.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor.
• Assist in developing volunteer activity assignments.
• Report known or suspected incidents of fraud to the Administrator.
• Ensure that departmental computer workstations left unattended are properly logged off or the password protected automatic screen-saver activates within established facility policy guidelines.