Activities Assistant

Atlas Healthcare, LLC; Middleborough (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemasket Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Middleborough, MA is seeking an Activities Assistant to support planning, organizing, and directing quality activities for patients to meet recreational, physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social needs.

You will assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs, chart patient progress, escort patients to activities, and provide in-room visits when needed.

Qualifications

• Prior experience with geriatrics preferred.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Ability to implement and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department.
• Must perform proficiently in all competency areas.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Activities in planning, developing, and directing quality activities for patients.
• Chart patient progress and behavior accurately and descriptively.
• Escort patients to and from activities.
• Make regular in-room visits to patients uninterested or unable to participate in group activities.
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients.
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance.

Skills

Geriatrics experience

English language

Job description

Activities Assistant

We are seeking a motivated and caring Activities Assistant to join our team at Nemasket Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Middleborough, MA. As a vital member of our activity team, you will play a key role in planning, organizing, and directing quality activities for our patients, ensuring their recreational, physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social needs are met.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Activities in planning, developing, and directing quality activities for patients
• Implement and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
• Perform proficiently in all competency areas, including patient rights, safety, and sanitation
• Maintain professional working relationships with all employees, vendors, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information
• Understand and follow company policies, including harassment and compliance procedures

Essential Functions

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating quality activity programs
• Chart patient progress and behavior accurately and descriptively
• Escort patients to and from activities
• Make regular in-room visits to patients uninterested or unable to participate in group activities
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
• Assist in the evacuation of patients
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment
• Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language

Requirements

• Prior experience with geriatrics preferred
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
• Ability to implement and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
• Must perform proficiently in all competency areas