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Activities Assistant -2403813
Description
JOB PURPOSE :
Assists in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual programs, in accordance with the patient's assessment and care plan, and as directed by the Supervisor.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
1. Conducts assessments and gathers information by interviewing residents, interested family members, legal representatives and significant others to develop individualized recreation programs that accommodate the functional levels, needs and interests of each resident.
2. Updates resident Recreations programs as needed to accommodate individual needs and preference and to protect and promote residents’ rights.
3. Works cooperatively with members of interdisciplinary team to develop, implement plan of care. Attends care conferences and develops activity interventions as part of the comprehensive plan of care.
Communicates resident concerns and responses to interventions to the interdisciplinary team members and direct care staff.
4. Schedules and facilitates recreational activities to accommodate the residents' hours ( morning, afternoon, evening, weekend), that appeal to all age groups, both men and women, take place in a variety of locations and include special seasonal events.
Posts monthly Activities calendar.
5. Provides activities to residents confined to their rooms that reflect life-long interests such as music, reading, visits with people of shared interests and in-room projects that the resident can work on independently or with staff assistance.
6. Provides structured activities to meet the needs of cognitively impaired residents such as music events, gross motor games or outdoor walks.
Seeks way to adapt activities so that all resident can participate such as segmenting tasks to simple steps, providing verbal prompts, physical support, demonstration and hand-over-hand assistance when the residents is unable to complete a task independently.
7. Implements effective procedures to ensure that all residents are informed that activities are occurring, that staff encourages participation and that transportation is provided.
8. Records progress notes in the clinical record including subjective findings, objective symptoms, observations of behavior, interventions provided to resident and the resident’s responses to the interventions.
Audits chart entries written by Recreation Services staff for completeness, accuracy.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES :
Activities
Primary Location
Maryland-Charlotte Hall
Schedule
Full-time : Shift
Shift
1st Shift
Job Posting
Work Locations
PH Veteran Services - Maryland29449 Charlotte Hall RdCharlotte Hall20622
Last updated : 2024-04-28
Full Time
Business Services
$34k-43k (estimate)
04/29/2024
05/11/2024
pruitthealth.com
NORCROSS, GA
1,000 - 3,000
1969
Private
NEIL L PRUITT
$1B - $3B
Business Services
PruittHealth provides post-acute care services to patients and their families.
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