Activity Aide - Geri Psych

About the role

Responsible for the performance of designated tasks related to the operation of therapeutic group programming on Geri Psych Department. The Activity Aid provides age appropriate, group and individual activities, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality patient care using varied sensory interventions appropriate to patient physical and cognitive status.
• Organizes and facilitates therapeutic psychiatric groups.
• Aids in maintaining a safe and clean environment by adhering to department maintenance and infection control procedures.
• Reports any changes observed in patient status and/or unusual incidents to the appropriate staff member.
• Participates in planning, organizing and selecting patient related daily, weekly, and monthly activities and projects.
• Integrates activities into the daily milieu independently and in collaboration with other staff members.
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation, including group documentation, 1:1, and crisis plan as appropriate.
• Demonstrates an awareness and concern for patient safety and complies with hospital infection control policies.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, working well with others in the spirit of teamwork and collaboration.
• Applies organizational skills and inventories materials and supplies as needed, and communicates with appropriate staff.
• Assists in selected portions of the orientation and/or training of new employees.
• Consistently demonstrates a complete knowledge of body mechanics to avoid injury to self or patients.
• Displays good judgment in appropriately prioritizing work to meet departmental needs, standards, and deadlines; seeks assistance to prioritize in cases of uncertainty.
• Reacts to change productively and performs other job related tasks and duties as assigned.

  Qualifications

  • High School Diploma, experience working with the geriatric and/or behavioral health population, and a minimum two years of experience facilitating therapeutic groups.
  • Preferred qualifications include health-related experience, CNA certification.

  Benefits

  Not specified.

  Pay

  $17.13-$24.94 per hour.

  Schedule

  24 hr/wk, days (7a to 3:30p), e/o wknd/holi