Part Time Activities Assistant - Greenacres

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Listens and responds to concerns and questions.
• Completes all necessary and appropriate care, including toileting.
• Reports all concerns and changes to appropriate nursing staff.
• Provides input for participant activity planning and in care plan sessions.
• Assists client with appropriate activities by alternating between periods of strenuous activity and periods of rest or light activities to avoid overstimulation and/or fatigue.
• Follows infection control guidelines per policies and procedures.
• Involves assisting residents by providing them with all their nutritional needs.
• Portion, serve, and assist participants with breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout the day.
• Aids in kitchen clean-up process after each meal is served.
• Maintains a neat and clean appearance, the willingness to learn new concepts, accepts accountability for job performance, manages time effectively, and promotes compassion and understanding for the clients’ needs/wants.
• Speaks with client, families and staff; with tact, diplomacy, and strong listening skills.
• Clocks in and out on time, checks the schedule, and reports for the assignment in a timely manner.
• Watches out for the safety of the client and maintains personal safety in all work.
• Completes required documentation after the completion of care and files in the chart as required.
• Completes care in a timely manner.
• Participates in all mandatory in-services and complies with federal and state training requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Current CPR Certification.
• 1 year experience with the frail and elderly.