Activities Assistant HCC

Job Purpose

Aids in planning, implementing, and evaluating recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs according to the patient's assessment and care plan, and as directed by the Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts assessments and gathers information through interviews with residents, interested family members, legal representatives, and significant others to develop individualized recreation programs that accommodate the functional levels, needs, and interests of each resident.

• Updates resident recreation programs as needed to reflect individual needs and preferences and to protect and promote residents' rights.

• Works collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate the plan of care, attend care conferences, and develop activity interventions as part of the comprehensive plan of care.

• Communicates resident concerns and responses to interventions to the interdisciplinary team members and direct care staff.

• Schedules recreational activities to accommodate residents' schedules (morning, afternoon, evening, weekend) that appeal to all age groups, both men and women, and include special seasonal events. Posts a monthly Activities calendar.

• Provides activities to residents confined to their rooms that reflect life-long interests such as music, reading, visits with people of shared interests, and in-room projects they can work on independently or with staff assistance.

• Provides structured activities to meet the needs of cognitively impaired residents such as music events, gross motor games, or outdoor walks. Adapts activities to ensure all residents can participate, such as segmenting tasks to simple steps, providing verbal prompts, physical support, demonstration, and hand-over-hand assistance when necessary.

• Develops and implements effective procedures to ensure all residents are informed about activities, staff encourages participation, and transportation is provided.

• Records progress notes in the clinical record including subjective findings, objective symptoms, observations of behavior, interventions provided to the resident, and the resident's responses to the interventions.

• Audits chart entries written by Recreation Services staff for completeness and accuracy.

• Performs quality assessment and assurance functions, including daily regulatory compliance rounds, observation of activities in progress on units, record reviews, and interviews with staff members, residents, families, and Administration.

• Identifies problems in Recreation Services staff performance and institutes corrective action.

• Develops and updates Recreation Services policies and procedures that align with the facility's philosophy, professional standards of Activities practice, and state and federal laws and regulations.

• Communicates with the Nursing Home Administrator on a daily basis to discuss resident care, personnel, and budget issues.

• Develops a staffing plan and recommends to the Nursing Home Administrator the number and type of personnel needed to meet resident needs in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.

• Participates in the development of the department budget.

• Provides relevant financial information to the Nursing Home Administrator regarding departmental financial needs and status.

Minimum Education Required

Requires a minimum of two (2) years of college education with courses in recreation, education, social work, other behavioral sciences, or clinical services.

Minimum Experience Required

Two (2) years of experience in a social or recreational program within the past five years, with one year of full-time employment in a patient/resident activities program in a healthcare setting.

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Application Information

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Primary Location

North Carolina-Kinston

Schedule

PRN Shift

Shift

1st Shift

Job Posting Date

Jun 24, 2026, 2:47:45 PM

Work Locations

NCVA Kinston

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.