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Jasper General Hospital / Jasper County Nursing Home Activity Assistant in Laurel, Mississippi
The Activity Assistant assists the Activity Director in providing group and individual activities for residents of Jasper County Nursing Home. Duties will involve personal contact with a varying resident population and a varied work schedule that may include some weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Be sure area to be used for activity is free.
- Set up as needed for the type of activity planned
- Assist with transport of residents to and from the activity area
- Follow the instructions for the activity as directed
- Perform related duties as assigned by Activity Director
- Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
- Notify nursing of resident behaviors which may indicate medical problems
- Observe individual resident participation and responses during the activity
- Chaperone scheduled activities away from the facility grounds
- Help with putting up, taking down and storing decorations
- Interact appropriately and effectively in one on one activities according to resident's strengths and limitations
- Participate in and promote staff participation in facility-wide special activities such as dress-up day and special observances
- Keep activity closets organized
- Maintain composure in stressful situations
- Be aware of individual cognitive, emotional and psychosocial impairments
- Complete documentation of tasks
- Help prepare calendars, newsletter, invitations, and other notices as needed
- Take pictures, have published in Jasper County News or placed in facility news letter
- Be knowledgeable of dietary needs, and other precautions
- Event planning experience is a plus