Activity Assistant

Ohio Living; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio Living is seeking an Activities Assistant to support a dynamic program across our life plan communities. You will deliver engaging activities that promote physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for residents and coordinate happenings with the care team.

You will help plan daily schedules, assist residents with hobbies, and maintain detailed activity logs. This role requires a High School diploma, and 1–2 years in long-term care or healthcare settings is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma

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

• Care Management and Service Delivery - 70%
  • 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.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 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

Across our 11 life plan communities, we offer a range of options from independent living apartments and villas to specialized memory care and everything in between. Whether it’s a helping hand or skilled nursing care, we’re here to provide support at every stage of life's journey. But our commitment doesn’t stop at our doorstep. Between Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice and Ohio Living Palliative Medicine, we extend our care to over 10 million Ohioans in the 43 counties we serve. We also offer provider-owned physician and nurse practitioner services, a Medicare Advantage plan, and pharmacy services — because health and wellness go hand in hand. The Ohio Living Foundation raises millions of dollars each year to support the people and programs of Ohio Living. From charity care to special programs and beyond, they’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those we serve and ensuring that no one is left behind. At Ohio Living, our mission is that heart of all we do. For over 100 years, it has been our promise to care, to support, and to enrich the lives of our residents and communities.