Job Summary
Provides for an ongoing program of activities designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident in compliance with (Pelican Care Centers)'s policies, procedures, applicable health care standards and (Louisiana) Department of Health.
Essential Functions
- Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization
- Collaborating with staff and clinicians to understand the ways in which activities can promote healing and belonging.
- Conducting needs assessments to ascertain physical, cognitive, and emotional abilities.
- Determining individual interests and expectations regarding leisure time.
- Determining and overseeing the use of available finances.
- Developing an activities program that is both sufficiently diverse and sensitive to our occupants' requirements.
- Purchasing or leasing supplies for all activities.
- Sourcing, training, and monitoring the work of Activities Assistants.
- Advertising events well in advance of their scheduled times.
- Supervising and participating in events alongside staff and occupants.
- Compiling periodic reports that outline successes, constraints, and the way forward.
Non-Essential Functions
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Professional Requirements
- Adhere to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
- Complete annual education requirements.
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- Report to work on time and as scheduled.
- Wear identification while on duty.
- Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
- Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
- Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
- Communicate the mission, ethics, and goals of the organization.
- Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
- Attend regular staff meetings and in- services.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to safely and successfully perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of patient services.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations.
- Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail, and maintain a positive attitude.
- Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information.
- Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner.
Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions
- Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions.
- Pushing and pulling heavy objects.
- Position requires light to moderate work with 50 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
- Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.