Activities Director

About the Role

The Activity Director plans, organizes, develops, and directs the overall operation of the Activity Department. This role ensures an on-going program of activities is designed to meet the interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of each resident in accordance with federal, state, local, and corporate standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct resident-centered activities for the facility.
• Stay abreast of current federal and state regulations, as well as professional standards.
• Facilitate communication between employees, residents, families, support personnel, government agencies, and the public to meet resident needs.
• Participate in community planning related to facility services and resident/family needs.
• Assist in facility surveys conducted by authorized government agencies.
• Review and develop plans of correction for activity deficiencies noted during surveys; provide written reports to the Administrator.
• Participate in regular meetings, including General Staff, Department Head, Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance, Safety Committee, Marketing, Family, and Resident Council.
• Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing plans to correct identified quality deficiencies.
• Participate in discharge planning, activity care plans, and resident assessments.
• Arrange transportation for residents, including outings, appointments, or discharges.
• Develop a monthly activity schedule, including outings, group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.
• Encourage resident participation in self-initiated activities (e.g., hobbies, crafts, reading) and provide necessary materials, such as Braille or audio books.
• Ensure all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of services provided and resident responses.
• Assist with the supervision and management of activity staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent; one-year experience in a long-term care facility preferred.
• Activity Director certification.
• Ability to read technical procedures, policy and procedure manuals, and interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to interpret varied instructions.

Physical Demands

• Frequent standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, pushing/pulling, talking, hearing, tasting, and smelling.
• Occasional sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Frequent lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Visual abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, with the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment is typically low to moderate noise. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.