Activities Assistant

Ohio Living; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio Living in Cleveland, OH is seeking an Activities Assistant to support residents' physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being through engaging programs and daily activities.

You will lead crafts, coordinate events, and assist residents including those who are bed-bound. Must read, write, speak, and understand English; teamwork, reliability and flexibility are essential as weekend/evening work may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• One year activities experience preferred.
• Two years experience in a long-term care, hospital, or other related healthcare setting preferred.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Responsibilities

• Provide programming that meets residents' interests and well-being.
• Encourage and assist residents to participate in hobbies and crafts.
• Assist bed-bound residents by visiting and providing materials for hobbies.
• M eet residents at activities, transport to/from dining, and accompany to off-site activities as needed.
• Interact with residents to ensure quality care and positive resident/staff relations.
• Maintain open relationships with resident family members and address requests or concerns.
• Communicate activity information to residents or family members.
• Coordinate scheduled parties, movies, games/activities for residents at various levels of care.
• Assist in developing an evening activity schedule.
• Complete monthly activity logs for activities led and request supplies as needed.
• Attend meetings and training as scheduled.
• Develop and oversee written plans of care and ensure documentation is complete and compliant.

Skills

English language proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job. Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, inclusion, financial stewardship, leadership and care. The Activities Assistant provides assistance in all activity functions ensuring that an on-going program of activities is carried out to meet the interests and the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident is maintained in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Essential Activities And Tasks

• Performs day to day activity functions to provide programming that meets the residents’ interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident.
• Encourages and assists residents to participate in hobbies and crafts.
• Assists bed-bound residents by visiting, writing/reading letters, providing materials for hobbies, etc.
• Makes routine visits to residents and assists with crafts, projects, etc.
• May assist with transporting residents to/from dining areas.
• May accompany residents to off-site activities where residents are loaded into buses, transported, unloaded, assisted, accompanied and returned to activities out of the building.
• Interacts with residents to ensure that quality care and positive resident/staff relations are taking place.
• Maintains open and trust-building relationships with resident family members, responding professionally and promptly to any requests or concerns.
• Communicates with residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Provide reading materials in Braille, tapes, and recordings as needed.

Operations Management - 20%

• Coordinates scheduled parties, movies, games/activities appropriate for residents in various levels of care.
• Assists in developing an evening activity schedule.
• Completes individual monthly activity log for activities he/she has lead.
• Communicates needs for supplies/equipment as needed.
• Attends all-employee and departmental meetings and in-service training as scheduled or as directed.

Quality, Compliance, and Risk Management - 10%

• Develop and oversee written plans of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each resident and assure that all activity progress notes (and plan of cares) are charted, informative and descriptive of the service provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Maintains and reviews all charts, notes, and documentation for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with rules, regulations, and standards applicable to program services.
• Maintains the confidentiality of resident information and honors the residents’ personal and property rights.

Qualifications

All other duties as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• One year activities experience preferred.
• Two years experience in a long-term care, hospital, or other related healthcare setting preferred.

Other Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Working Conditions And Special Requirements

• Sitting - Up to 8 hours/day
• Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
• Walking - Up to 8 hours/day
• Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling residents/patients and/or equipment/supplies - Up to 50 pounds
• Driving - Up to 4 hours/day
• Work weekends, evenings, and holidays - Required as scheduled
• Subject to residents/patients with various disease processes - Occasional
• May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses - Work day
• Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - II