Activities Director (I)

About the Role

The primary purpose of the Activity Director position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Activity Department in accordance with current federal, state, local, and corporate standards, regulations, and guidelines. This ensures an on-going program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of each resident.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the resident-centered activities for the facility.
• Keep abreast of current federal and state regulations, as well as professional standards.
• Provide good communication between employees of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community, and facility are met.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Participate in facility surveys made by authorized government agencies.
• Assist in reviewing and developing a plan of correction for activity deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such report to the Administrator.
• Participate in regular meetings to include General Staff, Department Head, Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance (TEAM, Infection Control), Safety Committee, Marketing, Family, and Resident Council.
• Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans, and resident assessments.
• Assist in arranging transportation for residents when necessary, including resident outings, to/from appointments, or for discharge.
• Develop a monthly activity schedule for residents, which includes resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.
• Encourage residents to participate in self-initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading. Provide materials as necessary, including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident's response to the service.
• Assist with the overall supervision of and management of the activity staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferable one-year experience in a long-term care facility.
• Activity Director certification.

Qualifications

• Language Skills: Ability to read technical procedures, policy, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

• Standing and/or walking very frequently.
• Sitting occasionally.
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently.
• Talking and/or hearing very frequently.
• Tasting and/or smelling very frequently.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling occasionally.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision; ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Pay

$37,000–$45,000 per year.