Activities Assistant

Meadow Creek Post Acute (Affinity Healthcare Center) is located in Paramount, CA. We’re looking for a Activities Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use the wristband or photo to identify residents before administering activities , serving meals, etc., as necessary.
• Use only authorized abbreviations established by this facility when recording information.
• Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
• Report all accidents and incidents observed shift as they occur.
• Organize, implement and direct scheduled activities of a recreational, physical, educational, social and spiritual nature for residents both in groups and for individuals.
• Ensure participation of all residents and that activities offered can be applied to various levels of functioning according to recorded resident assessments.
• Assist the Activities Director in obtaining physician and responsible party clearance for pass for residents to go off campus for field trip events.
• Perform room visitations and activities as required by schedule and / or observed resident need.
• Assist the Activities Director with Resident Council meetings, as requested.
• Assist the Activities Director in interviewing of residents and creating plan of activities to be incorporated in to residents? overall care plans.
• Keep clear and concise documentation on logs and in resident charts of resident participation in activities as required by state regulations and facility policy.
• Maintain activity spaces and storage areas in a clean, organized and hazard free manner according to state regulation.
• Is consistently punctual for set up for resident activities. Transports residents to assigned locations for activity.
• Monitor and supervise residents at all times during activities to ensure resident safety.
• Assist in passing meal trays to residents at meal times. Ensure correct tray is given to correct resident.
• Assist and participate in hydration program.
• Be knowledgeable and follow all safety procedures and regulations established in the employee handbook and other policies.
• Assist patients at meal times

Safety and Sanitation:

• Participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Wash hands before and after performing any service for the resident.
• Keep the nurses’ call system within easy reach of the resident.
• Immediately notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any resident leaving/missing from the facility
• Follow established safety precautions in the performance of all duties.
• Keep residents’ personal possessions off the floor and properly stored.
• Keep floors dry. Report spills immediately.
• Keep excess supplies and equipment off the floor. Store in designated areas.
• Ensure that residents’ personal items are stored safely and securely for their protection and for the protection of others.
• Before leaving work area for breaks, or at the end of the work day, store all tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Report all hazardous conditions and equipment to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse immediately.
• Report all safety violations.
• Follow established smoking regulations. Report all violations
• Report any communicable or infectious disease to the Director of Nursing Services and/or to the Infection Control Coordinator.
• Follow established isolation precautions and procedures.
• Wash hands before entering and after leaving an isolation room/area.
• Follow established procedures in the use and disposal of personal protective equipment.

Working Conditions:

• Works throughout the nursing service areas and activity area
• Moves intermittently during working hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.
• Communicates with nursing personnel and other department personnel.
• Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs.
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the work day, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals

Specific Requirements:

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Others must be able to understand your speech.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Physical and Sensory Requirements: (With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices)

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which include a medical and physical exam
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at time, hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 50 pounds to a minimum height of 3 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 10 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.