Residential Living Assistant, Sr. jobs in Flagstaff, AZ

Who We Are

The Peaks Health & Rehabilitation offers 58 skilled nursing beds and provides the support residents and patients need through a wide range of skilled nursing care and restorative therapies. Our continuum of care includes The Peaks, A Senior Living Community, an adjacent community that offers bungalow living, independent living, assisted living, and memory care. This award-winning community has been serving the Flagstaff area since 2000. It is the commitment of our team members to help each resident and patient lead a purposeful life and strive to deliver an exceptional experience through Platinum Service®.

Shift & Salary information:

Shift: Part Time, Day Shift, Weekends included

Job Duties

• Assist with implementing, facilitating, and evaluating the Life Enrichment programs.
• Follow all facility and department policies and procedures.
• Facilitate activities with other departments.
• Facilitate resident outings into the community as determined by their interests and abilities.
• Provide necessary adaptations (creative or supplies) to meet individual resident needs.
• Participate in special events.
• Review, resolve, and properly refer departmental complaints and grievances and communicate to the Life Enrichment Director of action(s) taken as appropriate.
• Assist with implementing and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the Life Enrichment department.
• Participate in scheduled training including in-service and orientation classes.
• Ensure that department work areas are maintained in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner.
• Use creative problem solving to address resident needs.

Care Plans

• Follow the activity care plan and ensure the goals identified are incorporated into the daily activity routine for the resident.
• Review and revise activity care plans, assessments, and progress notes as directed by regulations.
• Document resident participation in activities.

Job Qualifications

• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions, follow instructions, and accept constructive criticism.
• Must be able to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must be able to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and potentially hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to speak, write and understand English in a manner that is sufficient for effective communication with supervisors, employees, residents, and families.