Activity Aide

Embassy Healthcare; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Embassy Healthcare in Ohio seeks an Activity Aide to assist in planning, developing, and evaluating the facility’s activity programs for residents. You will observe resident mood, attendance, and involvement to document progress and respond to changing needs.

The role includes interviewing residents and families, coordinating with other departments, and contributing to quality assurance efforts. The position emphasizes resident and family engagement in planning activities and goals, with

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and level of involvement to evaluate activity progress by noting and charting resident behavior.
• Participate in community planning related to the facility’s interests and resident and family needs.
• Develop and implement activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or families to obtain activity information.
• Involve residents and families in planning activity programs when possible.
• Involve residents and families in planning objectives and goals for residents.
• Refer residents/families to social services when needed.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary.
• Keep informed of economic conditions and adjust activity programs to maintain daily activities.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining ongoing quality assurance for the activity department.
• Participate in facility surveys by government agencies.
• Ensure all charted notes clearly describe services provided and resident responses.
• Complete forms and reports, submitting to the Activity Director as required.
• Others as deemed necessary by the Activity Director.

Job description

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that facility activities and resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Participate in development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Involve the resident/family in planning activity programs when possible.
• Involve the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Refer resident/families to appropriate social service personnel when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident.
• Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of Activity Aide.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend to the Activity Director adjustments in activity programs that assure the continued ability to provide daily activities.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary.
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident's response to the service.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Activity Director as required.
• Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Activity Director.