What are the responsibilities and job description for the ACTIVITIES AIDE position at Integritus Healthcare, Inc.?
Windsor has been part of the community since 1975, providing families with skilled nursing care for short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. We focus on maximizing patient recovery, comfort, and independence to support quality of life. Our experienced team offers compassionate, specialized care to reduce hospital readmissions and improve outcomes through rehab, long-term care, adult day health, and restorative services.
Be part of a collaborative, caring team at Integritus Healthcare. We offer excellent benefits, including generous paid time off and exceptional health insurance – plus real opportunities to grow your career. If you’re ready to make a difference, we’d love to have you on board!
Great opportunity to get paid to have fun! Activities Aides help to encourage socialization, provide entertainment, lead groups and more! Training is provided. Activities Aides help to encourage socialization, provide entertainment, relaxation and fulfillment, and improve daily living skills.
Essential Job Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
• Observe resident attendance, behavior, and degree of involvement during programs.
• Encourage resident participation as deemed appropriate.
• Transport residents to and from activities as needed.
• Participate in discharge planning, development, and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Assist in arranging for transportation for outings.
• Coordinate activities with other departments and staff.
• Assist with implementing and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Perform administrative duties, i.e. completing necessary forms, reports, etc.
FULL TIME, 40 HOURS WEEKLY. WEEKENDS REQUIRED
Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience working with the elderly population preferred
Working Conditions
Works in office areas as well as throughout the facility. Is subject to frequent interruptions.
- Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and
circumstances. - Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, etc.
- Communicates with the medical staff, nursing service, and other department supervisors.
- Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
- Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
- Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the day, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants and other air contaminants.
- Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
- May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.