Activity Aide

Continuum Healthcare Inc.; Warminster Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Majestic Oaks nursing and Rehabilitation is seeking a Recreation Aide to support activity programs for residents in a 180-bed skilled nursing center. The role emphasizes engagement with long-term and sub-acute patients, including dementia care, with guidance from experienced nursing staff.

The ideal candidate is energetic, caring, reliable, and a team player who can design and implement diverse activities, maintain supplies, and document attendance and visits.

Qualifications

• Must work every other weekend and every other holiday
• Available to work days, some evenings and some weekends

Responsibilities

• Assists in providing a program of activities that meets the interest and the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being and safety of each resident
• Provides individualized attention, including those with dementia, which encourages each resident's ability, including one on one visits as scheduled
• Design, plan and prepare various activity programs using your own skills and areas of specialty
• Generate activity supply lists and maintain supplies and equipment in a safe and functional order
• Consistently maintain proper documentation including daily attendance sheets and friendly visits
• Applicants must be positive, motivated, dependable, and a team player.

Job description

Recreation Aide

Majestic Oaks nursing and Rehabilitation is a 180-bed skilled nursing center with both long term and sub-acute patients. The facility has a great team of nurses and activity aides which get plenty of guidance and education from a superior nursing support team with well qualified nurse educators. Ideal Recreation Aide candidate should have experience in long term care environment, be energetic and caring.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in providing a program of activities that meets the interest and the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being and safety of each resident
• Provides individualized attention, including those with dementia, which encourages each resident's ability, including one on one visits as scheduled
• Design, plan and prepare various activity programs using your own skills and areas of specialty
• Generate activity supply lists and maintain supplies and equipment in a safe and functional order
• Consistently maintain proper documentation including daily attendance sheets and friendly visits
• Applicants must be positive, motivated, dependable, and a team player.

Qualifications:

• Must work every other weekend and every other holiday
• Available to work days, some evenings and some weekends