Recreation Worker

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. seeks an Activities Worker to implement basic activity programs for patients and support their social engagement.

The role involves guiding patients in recreational activities, helping with grooming and hygiene, and assisting in orientation and therapy sessions on the ward. Team collaboration is essential as you document observations with nursing staff, participate in meetings, and maintain a safe, clean work area while ensuring patient safety on and off the

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with completion of the State Activities Course.
• Must have good communication skills.
• 3–6 months on-the-job training required to attain proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Encourages patients to participate in social and recreational activities and maintains cleanliness of their area.
• Observes patients' interactions and reports observations to nurse for charting purposes.
• Assists in teaching grooming and personal hygiene skills.
• Assists in crisis situations using non-violent techniques, restraints or seclusion when needed.
• Interacts with patients during unstructured periods and orients new patients to surroundings.
• Accompanies patients to activities and therapy sessions, including off-hospital grounds.
• Observes patients to prevent leaving the grounds unattended.
• Participates in team conferences, ward classes, in-service education, and committees.
• Keeps work area clean, safe, and orderly.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Good communication

Education

High School Diploma with State Activities Course

Job description

Overview

The Activities Worker is responsible for performing basic activity programs for patients.

Responsibilities

• Encourages patients to participate in social and recreational activities and to maintain cleanliness of their area.
• Observes assigned patients as they interact on the ward and with family and friends to detect unusual behavior. Reports observations to team nurse for charting purposes.
• Assists in teaching good grooming and personal hygiene skills.
• Assists in crisis situations through non-violent techniques, restraints or seclusion of the patient.
• Interacts with patients during unstructured periods and assists new patients in their orientation to their surroundings.
• Accompanies patients to activities and therapy sessions, including off hospital grounds.
• Observe patients to insure that they do not leave the grounds unattended.
• Participate in team conferences, ward classes, in-service education programs and committees.
• Maintains work area in a clean, safe and orderly manner.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with successful completion of the State Activities Course. Additional training may be required and given, to work in some areas.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Three (3) to six (6) months' on-the-job training is required to attain proficiency of performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.