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Aspirus Tivoli Community in Portage, WI is seeking an Activities Aide to join our team!
The Activities Aide carries out an activity program under the direction of the Activities Coordinator or Housing Manager. An employee in this position is responsible for assisting in planning, organizing and implementing a program of activities designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational, and physical needs and interests of clients in accordance with the comprehensive client care plan.
Experience/Qualifications
Knowledge of patient care standards and practices in relation to patient activities normally acquired through completion of a high school diploma or GED equivalent combination of education and experience. Musical talent and creative ability desired.Previous applicable experience beneficial.Employees working in the Adult Day Center, Rosewood, or Primrose facilities are required to be certified in First Aid and Choking within 90 days of hire.Current BLS certification or obtained within 90 days of hire.Possesses a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License required.Possesses the ability to assume responsibility in carrying out an activity program, flexible enough to change plans when the situation warrants and capable of enthusiasm and willingness to learn new ideas and skills.Must be able to work well with clients as a professional. Must have a sincere desire to work with the elderly and the developmentally disabled. Patience, tact, cheerful disposition, enthusiasm and dependability essential. Ability to handle clients based on the maturity level at which they function. Ability to treat client information as confidential.Possesses ability to establish and maintain a working relationship with other staff persons. Possesses ability to understand where her/his job ends and someone else’s begins. Annual competencies as required by Aspirus and/or various regulatory agencies based on entity and/or job position.
HOURS: Full Time or 0.8 FTE, 64 hours every 2 weeks. Day shift, 8:00AM - 3:00PM.
Employee Benefits
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital & Clinics has been dedicated to providing the highest level of care to Portage and the surrounding communities for over 100 years. We are proud to deliver a comprehensive list of high-quality services and programs to patients, close to home. Our state-of-the-art hospital and clinic is home to the Emergency Department, Urgent Care, Surgery, Family Practice Physicians, Dialysis, Diagnostics, Laboratory, Birthing Center and more for all of a family's needs. On the Portage Campus you will also find the Tivoli Community, a welcoming and modern facility offering assisted living and skilled-nursing beds. New in 2016, The Wellness Center, located between the hospital and Tivoli, is the home of La Vita, a medically integrated fitness center. Aspirus Divine Savior offers an array of free or reduced-cost screenings and education programming, it also offers three regional clinic locations: The Portage Clinic, Pardeeville Clinic and Oxford Clinic. To learn more about Portage click the following link: Portage, WI
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As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.
Aspirus Health is a non-profit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin. Its 11,000 employees are focused on improving the health and well-being of people throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Aspirus serves communities through four hospitals in Michigan and 13 hospitals in Wisconsin, 75 clinics, home health and hospice care, pharmacies, critical care and air-medical transport, medical goods, nursing homes, and a broad network of physicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.
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Credentials:
Essential:
* CPR or BLS