What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activities Assistant position at Veritas Skilled Nursing Management?
Job Details
Description
The Center at Cordera is looking for an Activities Assistant to join our team!
About Us:
The Center at Cordera is a new, skilled nursing facility that serves patients needing physical rehabilitation and/or complex nursing care. Our highly qualified, caring staff provides care in a beautiful, hotel like atmosphere to help our patients achieve strength and functionality. Skilled-nursing care, family involvement, psychological care and discharge planning complement a well-rounded, individualized program and encourages each patient’s transition to their highest functional level. With state of the art equipment and unparalleled comfort and amenities, our physician-driven care plan is designed to maximize the quality of our care.
Why Join Our Team?
- We offer beautiful, state-of-the-art facilities
- Physician driven care plans designed to maximize the quality of care
- We offer an environment that encourages team involvement and fosters new ideas
- Excellent pay
- Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment
- Costco, Sam's Club, Amazon Prime or Walmart plus memberships
- Referral programs
- Generous PTO Package
- Employer 401k Matching with up to 4% Employer Match Available
- Medical, dental, vision, along with the other ancillary benefits offered almost immediately (waiting period waived)
Job Summary: The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual program available for patients at the facility. This position will assist the activities director in accordance with the patient’s assessment and care plan.
Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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
- Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Activity Director.
Qualifications
Education
- High School diploma or GED
Experience Requirements:
- Must possess effective communication skills
- Must be able to plan and coordinate resources to meet residents' needs
- Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff members, as well as patients and patients' families
- Must be able to pass a Must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test
- Must be flexible with days and times, as times and days of activities do vary
Salary : $15 - $16