Assistant Activity

Overview

Purpose of Your Job Position
The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual programs, in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors.

Delegation of Authority
As Activity Assistant
, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

• Administrative Functions:
  Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that facility activities and resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Involve the resident/family in planning activity programs when possible and in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Assist in arranging transportation to other facilities when necessary.
• Refer resident/families to appropriate social service personnel when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary and keep abreast of economic conditions/situations to adjust activity programs.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as directed.
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive and indicate the resident’s response to the service.
• Arrange transportation for field trips when necessary.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms and reports, and submitting them to the Activity Director as required.
• Protect confidentiality: agree not to disclose assigned user  and password and report violations; protect resident health information and report violations; report unauthorized attempts to access the facility’s information system.
• Other duties as deemed necessary or directed by the Activity Director.

• Committee Functions:
  Serve on, participate in, and attend facility committees; participate in reviews of resident discharge plans; attend daily staff meetings; other duties as assigned.
• Personnel Functions:
  Develop and maintain good working rapport with other departments; create a warmth-filled environment; report occupational exposures; assist in developing volunteer activity assignments; report fraud; ensure password protection on unattended workstations; other duties as assigned.
• Staff Development:
  Participate in orientation and in-service training; attend professional activities; participate in studies and projects; participate in trainings related to exposure to blood, body fluids, or hazardous materials.

• Safety and Sanitation:
  Report incidents, unsafe conditions, follow ergonomics policies, participate in drills, use protective clothing, report missing labels and MSDSs, prepare activity rooms, and clean up after activities; other duties as assigned.
• Equipment and Supply Functions:
  Recommend equipment and supply needs, operate equipment safely, use supplies efficiently, assist in moving/arranging equipment and supplies; other duties as assigned.

• Assist in developing a written plan of care for each resident’s activity program, encourage resident/family participation, follow the care plan, and maintain good rapport with services involved.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Assist in developing the department’s budget; purchase department supplies and items for residents; report suspected fraud related to false billings, cost reports, kickbacks, etc.; other…