Activities Assistant Job at PACS, Visalia, CA

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  • PACS
  • Visalia, CA

Job Description

Linwood Meadows Care Center is looking for an Activities Assistant to join our team!

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Carry out individual and group activities that meet the functional levels, needs and interests (including cultural and religious interests) of each resident.
  • Seek and identify ways to support resident's individual needs and preferences, customary routines, concerns and choices.
  • Communicates information to immediate supervisor and other caregivers as appropriate.
  • Provide activities to bed-bound residents and other residents confined to their rooms that reflect life-long interests (such as music, reading, visits with people of shared interests and in-room projects) that are appropriate to the individual's functional abilities and level of participation.
  • Assist residents with these activities as needed.
  • Adapt activities to match the cognitive and physical functional levels of the residents through the use of task segmentation, verbal prompts, set-up assistance, physical assists and demonstrations.
  • Assists Activity Director in development of activity calendars. Posts calendar on resident units and distribute to residents
  • Monitor physical environment for safety or fire hazards and corrects or reports potential problems immediately to supervisor or charge nurse.
  • Promptly reports housekeeping and maintenance problems to supervisor or charge nurse.
  • Keep activity equipment and supplies in the proper storage areas.
  • Maintain activity space in clean and orderly manner that appears "homelike" and is safe for residents, including proper placement of furniture and orderly storage of equipment and supplies in drawers, cupboards, closets, etc.
  • Performs additional tasks as assigned
Requirements and Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Prior experience working with dementia patients
  • Prior experience within a skilled nursing facility, a plus
  • Prior experience as activity aide or director a plus
  • CPR certification a plus
Benefits: Full-Time Only
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Job Tags

Full time, Immediate start,

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