What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activity Assistant position at Pelican Pointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation?
Job description
Are you an energetic and passionate healthcare professional? Then this is the job for you! This is an exciting opportunity to work with a company that values growth opportunities and is looking for our next super star to help them grow into being an activities director in the future!
Schedule Needed:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday Day shift
We NOW offer DAILY PAY!! Access your paycheck on demand!!
Job Description:
The primary purpose of the activities assistant 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 supervisors.
Duties and Responsibilities
Administrative Functions
- 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 Aide.
- 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.
- 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.
- Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Activity Director
Committee Functions
- Serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the facility as appointed.
- Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of resident discharge plans.
- Attend daily staff meetings to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Every weekend
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $18
