Entry level ACTIVITY ASSISTANT needed for exciting, hands-on healthcare work

Part Time/Casual

Kittanning Care Center, conveniently located off Route 422 three miles east of Kittanning Borough, is a 120-bed Skilled Nursing Center, including a 26-bed Center for the Memory Impaired, and Specialty Care in Wound Management.

Built in 1980, the facility underwent a $1 million renovation in 1997 and a second renovation in 2009. The large, single-floor building features two separate dining areas and two courtyards, one to accommodate memory-impaired individuals and one for other residents. Recent improvements include new lighting, wallpaper, and flat screen televisions, as well as new electric low beds, outdoor landscaping, and a complete renovation of our Dietary Kitchen. Our Center for the Memory Impaired also features its own circular outdoor walkway, so that residents can walk for as long as they like, without the frustration they typically experience when they come to the end of a path. Support facilities are conveniently located for easy access by all residents and families.

As our center continues to grow and evolve, its commitment to providing non-medical services—specifically, fun, engaging activities—becomes increasingly important. The Activity Assistant will be vital to this planning, development and implementation, working with the Activity Director to oversee all in-center and external activities for our center.

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing a monthly calendar of daily activities, and distributing information along with weekly menus to all residents
• Organizing and implementing activities for residents and families
• Assisting with outings, including transportation and logistics
• Maintaining daily activity attendance and preparing ongoing reports to show participation
• Communicating with nursing staff and other care providers to help residents best participate in upcoming activities
• Securing substitute events or activities in the event of cancellations or inclement weather
• Managing activities volunteers, in conjunction with the Activity Director
• Monitoring equipment and supply inventories, and updating orders/requests

This is a high energy, hands-on job and requires outstanding interpersonal, communication and management skills, plus a genuine desire to improve residents’ well-being. Because of the nature of the community, extreme patience, empathy and compassion are essential, as is at least one year of experience working with a geriatric population. A high school diploma is required.

EOE

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