Activity Aide

divh2Beaumont Rehabilitation Nursing/h2pWhy Beaumont Rehabilitation Nursing? We offer FULL benefits for eligible employees including health, tele-health, mental health, dental, vision, life insurance, and more!/ppIntroducing DAILY PAY. ALL employees have access to the Daily Pay option from their first day./ppCompetitive Wages, Attendance Bonuses, Employee Appreciation, and more!/ppVoted a Great Place to Work by our employees!/ph3Job Summary/h3pThe primary purpose of this job position is to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual programs, in accordance with the residents assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors./ph3Essential Duties and Responsibilities/h3ulliAssist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing evaluating the activity programs quality assurance program in this facility for the Activities Department. Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that the facility activities resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting and charting resident behavior. Assume the authority, responsibility accountability of Activity Assistant/Aide. Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the residents response to the service./liliDevelop maintain a good working rapport with other departments within the facility to assure that daily activities can be performed without interruption. Create maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility./liliAssist in preparing activity rooms/areas for scheduled activity programs. Recommend to your supervisor the equipment and supply needs of the activity department./liliAssist in cleaning up activity areas after completing activity functions./liliFollow the care plan in providing daily activities for resident./liliPurchase department supplies, clothing and personal items for the residents./liliMaintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information follow facility guidelines in reporting non-compliance with said guidelines treat residents with dignity at all times./liliOversee residents engaged in scheduled activities to promote the physical, social, and mental well-being of residents by applying experience in activities and knowledge of diagnoses and conditions of residents./liliAssists in-room residents by visiting with them, writing letters, running errands, and perform assistance with crafts, projects, etc., as necessary./li/ulh3Qualifications/h3ulliExperience in Long Term Care Activities Department is preferred./liliMust have patience, tact, cheerful disposition enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning./liliMust be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language./li/ulh3Physical Demands/h3ulliMust be able to move intermittently throughout the workday./liliMust be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of this position./liliMust function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies./liliMust be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times, hostile people within the facility./liliMust 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./liliMay be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations./liliThe noise level in the work environment is usually moderate./li/ul/div