Activities Assistant-H

Posted: Saturday, 22 March 2025
Valid Thru: Monday, 21 April 2025
Index Requested on: 03/22/2025 07:28:47
Indexed on: 03/22/2025 07:28:47

Location: Redding, CA, 96002, US

Industry: Healthcare
Occupational Category: 31-0000.00 - Healthcare Support
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

Copper Ridge Healthcare Center is hiring!

Description:

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Assist in planning and conducting individual, small, and large group activities.
  • Facilitate communication among employees, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies, and the public to ensure the needs and best interests of the residents, community, and facility are met.
  • Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services/needs of residents and families.
  • Contribute to the development of the monthly activity calendar and maintain attendance records.
  • Support the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in creating and implementing action plans to address identified quality deficiencies, as directed by the Activities Director.
  • Assist with discharge planning, the development and implementation of activity care plans, and resident assessments.
  • Help arrange transportation for residents for outings, appointments, or discharges, as needed.
  • Aid in the creation of a monthly activity schedule that includes resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.
  • Encourage residents to engage in self-initiated activities, such as hobbies, crafts, and reading.
  • Provide necessary materials for activities, including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.
  • Assist with assessment documentation and prepare quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activities Director.
  • Maintain a clean, orderly, and secure Activity Department environment.

Supervisory Requirements:
  • This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • One year of experience in a long-term care facility preferred.

Language Skills:
  • Ability to read technical procedures and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills:
  • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:
  • Ability to solve practical problems.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:
  • No specific certificates, licenses, or registrations required.

Physical Demands:
  • Frequently standing and/or walking.
  • Occasional sitting.
  • Frequently reaching with hands and arms, and pushing/pulling.
  • Very frequent talking and/or hearing.
  • Very frequent tasting and/or smelling.
  • Frequently lifting up to 50 pounds.
  • Occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
  • Ability to perform close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception vision, with the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
  • The work environment is typically low to moderate in noise levels.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Additional Information:
  • This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.
  • Management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

Responsibilities:

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Educational requirements:

  • high school

Desired Skills:

Please see the job description for required or recommended skills.

Benefits:

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