Resident Activity Coordinator

PACIFIC VILLAS POST ACUTE; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 2,686,000 - 2,893,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Villas Post Acute in Oceanside, CA is seeking an Activity Assistant to support the Activity Director in delivering a creative, interactive program tailored to residents' interests and needs. You will help plan, coordinate, and run individual and group activities in compliance with standards.

This role involves communication with staff, families, and agencies, arranging transportation, maintaining calendars and records, and contributing to discharge planning.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required or preferred.
• Preferable one-year experience in a long term care facility.
• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct individual, small and large group activities.
• Assist in communication between staff, residents, families, and the public.
• Participate in community planning related to resident interests.
• Develop monthly activity calendar and maintain attendance records.
• Assist in action plans to correct quality deficiencies as requested by Activities Director.
• Participate in discharge planning and develop activity care plans.
• Arrange transportation for residents for outings, appointments, or discharge.
• Develop monthly activity schedules including outings, group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.
• Encourage resident participation in hobbies, crafts, and reading; provide Braille or audio materials as needed.
• Assist with assessment documentation and quarterly progress notes.
• Keep the Activity Department clean, orderly, and secured.

Skills

Read technical procedures

Read and comprehend manuals

Present information to managers

Apply fractions and percentages

Solve practical problems

Interpret instructions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

1 year LTC facility experience (preferred)

Job description

Pacific Villas Post Acute in Oceanside, CA is seeking an Activity Assistant to support the Activity Director in delivering a creative, interactive program tailored to residents' interests and needs. You will help plan, coordinate, and run individual and group activities in compliance with standards.

This role involves communication with staff, families, and agencies, arranging transportation, maintaining calendars and records, and contributing to discharge planning.