POSITION OVERVIEW
To assist in the planning, implementation and evaluation of recreational, social emotional and spiritual needs of the resident at Casa Promesa Nursing Facility.
Key Essential functions:
- Lead groups and individual activity programs as indicated on the monthly calendar.
- Escort Residents who needs assistance to attend programs throughout the facility.
- Provided 1:1 activities, supplies or room visits to resident who do not or cannot participate in group's activities due to personal choice or physical, mental conditions.
- Provided social and sensory situation.
- Provided emotional support.
- Adapt programs to the capabilities of the individual residents involved to enable participation.
- Encourage resident awareness of activities options and encourage participation and pursuit of leisure interest old or new.
- Interview resident and family members to obtain information regarding past and present leisure of interest.
- Announce programs throughout the PA system alerting residents of ongoing programs.
- Show initiative and creativity in programming and working with residents.
- Prepared supplies and materials needed for programs in advance.
- Provided inputs to the planning of the monthly recreational calendar according to the needs of the residents.
- Distribute and place activity calendars in resident's room in monthly basis and as needed.
- Prepares large calendar and post on their units.
- Maintain daily participation log of resident's activities.
- Observed residents attendance, participation, and respond to programs, to evaluate programs and residents progress.
- Submit monthly statistics to Activities Director on the last day of the month.
- Assist in developing, implementing and maintaining an ongoing Quality Assurance program for The Recreation Department.
- Provide refreshments to residents during special events where indicated and complies with residents diets.
- Log in and Delivered mail in daily basis and assists with reading as requested by residents.
- Coordinate activities with other departments.
- Assists in preparing and setting up activities areas for schedule programs.
- Assist in cleaning up activities area after completion of programs.
- Accompany residents to field trips when designated,
- May perform other duties as designated by the Activities Director.
- Maintained required Initial, annual, quarterly, significant changes and progress note assessments on a timely basis.
- Develop a comprehensive plan of care for each residents to identified problem/needs/strengths of the resident and the goals to be accomplished and update the care plans on a timely basis at least quarterly or monthly.
- Ensures that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and the resident involvements and response to the service.
- Complete MDS on a timely basis as directed by MDS Coordinator.
- Attends Care Plan meetings as assigned by the Activities Director.
- Participate in discharge planning process.
- Develops and maintained good working relationship with other departments within the facility to assure that daily activities can be performed without interruptions.
- Attend staff meetings to assist inn identifying and correcting areas and /or improvement of services.
- Recreation leader is responsible for the care and storage of all supplies, material and equipment.
- Operate equipment in a safe manner.
- Practice acceptable standards of sanitation, safety, and infection control.
- Maintain department work area in a clean, sanitary and safe manners.
- Participate in fire safety and disaster preparedness drill.
- Report all accidents and incidents immediately.
- Report all unsafe/hazardous conditions /equipment's immediately.
- Follow facility procedures when exposure to blood and body fluid
- Respect resident rights and dignity and practice quality standards of care.
- Maintains the confidentiality of all residents care information.
- Review and report residents' complaints ad grievances and initiate investigation and follow up.
- Assist in training and providing orientation to new staff, internes and volunteers as directed by the Activities Director.
- Decorate resident's areas for holidays, special events, etc.
- Attend and participate in training programs.
- Sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves during working hours.
- Work in office areas as well as throughout the facility.
- Communicate with other disciplines.
- Must work a flexible schedule including evening, weekends and holidays.
- Must be able to related information concerning a residents conditions.
- Must be able to cope with mental, and emotional stress of the position,
- Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectivity with residents, personals and family.
- Must be able to work with ill, disable, emotionally upset ad at times hostile residents within the facility.
- Must be able to push and pull residents in wheelchair.
- May be exposed to infectious waste, diseases & conditions, including HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B virus and Covid -19
- Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents
QUALIFICATIONS
- High School diploma or Equivalent
- Bachelor Degree in Recreation
- Knowledge of APIE (assessment/planning/implementation/evaluation) program.
- Minimum of 2 year of experiences as a Recreation Coordinator.