Activity Assistant

Alden Court Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation
Fairhaven, MA, US
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary : Provides small and large group activities designed to meet the needs and interests of each resident and which include social activities, indoor and outdoor activities, activities away from the facility, religious programs, creative activities, educational activities and exercise activities.

Provides assistance with documentation of social activities. Interviews the resident, documents, keeps up the quarterly charting and at times assists with social activities.

Provides direction for recreational, social and spiritual activities for the facility residents. Interviews the residents, completes section on Minimum Data Sets, documents, maintains quarterly charting timely and at times assists with activities.

Notifies appropriate licensed staff when patient complains of pain.

Fills out and completes the Resident Profile and Activities Program Information Sheet within 48 hours of admission.

Chooses a specific activity plan for each resident.

Maintains programs designed to make life more meaningful, to stimulate and support physical and mental capabilities to the fullest extent and to enable the resident to maintain the highest attainable social, physical and emotional functioning.

Completes the interdisciplinary care plan.

Reevaluates the care plan and the specific activity plan quarterly and documents findings in the interdisciplinary progress notes.

Assists with bus outing activities and gets consents from residents or relatives.

Assists with activities when needed. Makes room visits, holds conversations with residents, prays with them, reassures them and gives moral support where necessary.

Treats residents and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious / spiritual needs of residents and their families.

Keeps current list of all residents.

Keeps current list of new admissions. Is responsible to see that the attending physician approves in writing the activity plan for each resident, so that the plan does not conflict with the treatment plan.

Participates in policy and procedure formation as a member of the facility management Performance Improvement team.

Attends weekly meetings of the facility management team.

Maintains a written planned schedule of social and other purposeful independent or group activities.

20 days ago
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