RECREATION AIDE

DEPARTMENT: Recreation
REPORTS TO: Recreation Director
POSITION SUMMARY:
The essential functions of the job for a Recreation Aide require, and may be amended from time to time at the sole discretion of Windsor Health Care, LLC to include, but are not limited to the following:

•    Comply with standards of business conduct in accordance with federal, state and local health and regulatory standards and guidelines, as applicable.
•    Must possess, at a minimum, a high school diploma or a GED or at least one (1) year of experience in the healthcare field and/or related industry.
•    Must be able to work well with peers in a congenial work environment, and above all, maintain the utmost compassion and dignity to the residents and adhere to the Resident Bill of Rights.
•    Must be able to work beyond normal working hours; on weekends, as well as holidays, to the extent necessary. On-call status is a function of the job and employee understands, agrees to, and acknowledges that schedule flexibility is for the betterment of the residents and that the Recreation Aides will make themselves available, as needed, to ensure proper staffing levels.
•    In exigent circumstances, the employee may be subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather,
evacuation, temporary staffing shortages, etc.).
•    Must adhere to Windsor Health Care, LLC's attendance policies and follow the terms and conditions of employment as set forth in the Employee Handbook.
•    Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.
•    Must maintain the highest standards in caring and servicing the needs of the residents and residents' family members and loves ones.
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABLITIES:
•    Assists in planning and promoting recreation based on the needs and interests of the resident;
•    Activities may include sports, dramatics, nature study, social recreation, games, and arts and crafts in accord with the resident’s needs.
•    Encourages social communication through group recreation;
•    Provides programs of sensory training, reality orientation, re-motivation and re-socialization on an individual and group basis;
•    Assists residents with participation in religious programs;
•    Assists residents with leisure recreation;
•    Visits bed-ridden residents and non-participants and provides appropriate recreation services;
•    Assists with the daily radio program, the monthly newsletter and recreation calendar;
•    Documents resident attendance, and participation level, at recreation programs; may assist with maintaining pertinent card files and writing progress notes, if applicable;
•    Attends appropriate in-service training programs;
•    Assists in the maintenance, storage, and use of the recreation department supplies;
•    Performs other responsibilities as directed by the Recreation Director;
•    Assists with set up of volunteer program and appreciation;
•    Assists in transporting residents to and from recreation programs;
•    Assists with admission assessments, clinical responsibilities: MDS, care plans and progress notes;
•    Assists with resident council’s purpose, attendance, and outcomes;
•    Prepares reports on residents progress as may be requested;
•    Facilitates community interaction programs;
•    Ensures that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals’ needs and rights;
•    Report any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
•    Report work related injuries and illnesses immediately to your supervisor.
•    As a condition of employment, complete all assigned training and skills competency.
•    Participate in all life safety and emergency drills and trainings.
•    Fulfill responsibilities as assigned during implementation or activation of the facility’s emergency plan.
•    Assists with evacuation of residents in an emergency situation
•    Maintain confidentiality of Protected Health Information, including verbal, written and electronic communications.
•    Report non-compliance with policies, procedures, regulations or breaches in confidentiality to appropriate personnel.
•    Protect residents from abuse, and cooperate with all investigations.
•    Report any allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents to supervisor and/or administrator.
•    Report any retaliation or discrimination to the Human Resource Director and the Compliance Officer.
•    Fulfill individual responsibility to report any suspicion of a crime to law enforcement and the state agency.
•    Protect residents from abuse, and cooperate with all investigations;
•    Report any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and/or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy;
•    Report any workplace injuries and illnesses immediately to supervisor;
•    Performs other duties as requested.

ANNUAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS:
•    Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

(With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)
•    Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
•    Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
•    Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
•    Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
•    Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, agitated residents
•    Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
•    May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
If you are under 18 years of age, there may be some essential functions of the job that you are restricted from performing due to regulatory requirements. Please advise your supervisor if you are under 18.
I understand that as a result of my employment, I may be exposed to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, air contaminants, and hazardous chemicals and that the facility will provide to me instructions on how to prevent and control such exposures. I further understand that I may also be exposed to the Hepatitis B and AIDS Viruses and TB, and that the facility will make available to me, free of charge, the hepatitis B vaccination. I also understand I may not release/disclose protected health or facility information without proper authorization.

I hereby acknowledge receipt of Windsor Health Care, LLC's Job Description. I understand that it is my continuing responsibility to read and know its contents. I also understand and agree that the Job Description is not an employment contract for any specific period of employment or for continuing or long‐term employment. Therefore, I acknowledge and understand that unless I have a written employment agreement with Windsor Health Care, LLC that provides otherwise, I have the right to resign from my employment with Windsor Health Care, LLC at any time with or without notice and with or without cause, and that Windsor Health Care, LLC has the right to terminate my employment at any time with or without notice and with or without cause.
I understand this job description and its requirements; I understand that this is not an exclusive list of the job functions and that I am expected to complete all duties as assigned; I understand the job functions may be altered by management without notice; I understand that this job description in no way constitutes an employment agreement and that I am an at-will employee.

Employee Signature: __________________________________ Date: _______________________________

Supervisor Signature: _________________________________ Date: _______________________________