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
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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.
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Updates resident recreation programs as needed to reflect individual needs and preferences and to protect and promote residents' rights.
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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.
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Communicates resident concerns and responses to interventions to the interdisciplinary team members and direct care staff.
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Schedules recreational activities to accommodate residents' schedules, appeals to all age groups, includes special seasonal events, and posts a monthly Activities calendar.
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Provides activities to residents confined to their rooms reflecting life-long interests such as music, reading, visits with people of shared interests, and in-room projects.
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Develops and implements structured activities for cognitively impaired residents such as music events, gross motor games, or outdoor walks, and adapts activities to ensure all residents can participate.
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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.
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Audits chart entries written by Recreation Services staff for completeness and accuracy, performs quality assessment and assurance functions, and conducts daily regulatory compliance rounds.
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Identifies problems in Recreation Services staff performance and institutes corrective action, develops and updates Recreation Services policies and procedures, and communicates with the Nursing Home Administrator on resident care, personnel, and budget issues.
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Develops a staffing plan and recommends to the Nursing Home Administrator the numbers and types of personnel needed to meet resident needs in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
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Participates in the development of the department budget and provides relevant financial information to the Nursing Home Administrator regarding department 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.
Company Information
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Primary Location: Georgia-Macon
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1st Shift
Job Posting: Jul 9, 2026, 12:48:34 PM
Work Locations: PruittHealth - Macon