Activities Assistant CNA

Tallgrass Healthcare Campus; Junction City (KS); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick pay

Flexible hours

Staff recognition and rewards

Culture of teamwork

Job summary

Tallgrass Healthcare Campus in Junction City, KS, is seeking an Activities Assistant (CNA) to support resident engagement through planned programming and 1-1 activities while fostering a compassionate, patient-friendly environment.

Responsibilities include planning monthly calendars, coordinating outings, assisting with transportation and care tasks, and aiding the social services team with admissions and discharges.

Qualifications

• Previous job experience preferred but not required.
• Current CNA in KS preferred.
• Current CPR for Health Care Providers preferred.
• Must have a clean driving history.
• Must have time management and meet deadlines.
• Maintain a courteous, friendly and helpful attitude.
• Lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, create, and distribute the monthly calendar prior to the first day of each month.
• Invite/assist residents to planned facility programming.
• Document activity attendance on all residents with participation status.
• Carry out 1-1 programming per resident care plans and document each visit.
• Accompany residents on shopping outings and assist with shopping needs.
• Assist with transportation as necessary.
• Assist with making lab runs to the hospital as necessary.
• Assist the social service department with room changes, inventories and packing/unpacking.
• Maintain current pictures of residents for use in Point Click Care.
• Assist residents to/from beauty shop each week.
• CNA duties: help residents to get to activities and assist with bathroom as needed.

Skills

Previous experience

CNA in KS

CPR for Health Care Providers

Clean driving history

Time management

Courteous attitude

Lift 50 lbs

Job description

Activities Assistant, CNA – full time or part-time

Tallgrass Healthcare Campus, formerly Valley View, is a full-service elder care community located in Junction City. Tallgrass Healthcare Campus offers a wealth of amenities and services for after-hospital rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care. If you strive to provide loving care that is rooted in compassion and you meet the qualifications below.

Job Responsibilities for Activities Assistant

• Plan, coordinate, create, and distribute the monthly calendar prior to the first day of each month.

• Invite/assist residents to planned facility programming.

• Document activity attendance on all residents. Specify whether they actively participated, refused to participate at all, or passively participated.

• Carry out 1-1 programming as indicated by your supervisor and the resident care plans. Evaluate the need for 1-1 interaction on all residents on an ongoing basis. Implement a 1-1 program for residents that indicate the need. Document 1-1 interaction every visit.

• Accompany residents on shopping outings and shop for those residents who have needs/wants but are unable to shop for themselves.

• Assist with transportation as necessary.

• Assist with making lab runs to the hospital as necessary.

• Assist the social service department with room changes, inventories and packing/unpacking of resident belongings during an admission or discharge.

• Maintain current pictures of residents for use in Point Click Care.

• Assist residents to/from beauty shop each week.

• CNA duties: Physically assist any resident out of bed/chair etc. to make sure they get to the activity they desire. This includes assisting residents to the bathroom if it means that doing so would get them to the activity that they desire to attend.

Job Qualifications for Activities Assistant

• Previous job experience preferred but not required

• Current Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) in the State of Kansas is preferred

• Current CPR for Health Care Providers is preferred

• Must have a clean driving history

• Must have excellent time management skills and be able to work within deadlines

• Must be able to maintain a courteous, friendly, and helpful attitude with residents, visitors, and co-workers at all times

• Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs

Job Benefits

• Tallgrass Healthcare has a culture of teamwork and lateral service so that the needs of our residents and each other are met

• Sick pay

• Flexible hours

• Staff recognition and rewards

EOE