Director of Life Enrichment0 - FT - Day

About the role

Join us at Wynfield Park Health & Rehab – a place where you’ll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We’ll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life – both inside and outside of our centers. You’ll get to practice your passion in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that’s known for the highest level of care in our communities.

Pay

Starting pay: $22 to $26/hour (full-time day shift)

Weekly pay with myFlexPay – ability to receive pay before payday.

Benefits

• Paid time off with ability to cash out
• 7 paid holidays
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability
• 401(k) with match
• Referral bonus program

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate, and direct a Life Enrichment program encompassing the Seven Dimensions of Wellness.
• Develop and maintain life enrichment calendars that reflect the needs of the patient population including special occasions, individual, large, and small group activities.
• Actively promote ongoing delivery of life enrichment programs to include during evening, weekend, and holiday hours.
• Develop and maintain a volunteer program which includes: screening, orientation, training, supervision, and evaluation of volunteers.
• Be an active participant in the Interdisciplinary team (IDT) to include attending and participating in designated staff, leadership, and committee meetings, as well as resident care conferences.
• Participate in the RAI/Care Plan process as indicated by RAI guidelines.
• Coordinate delivery of life enrichment activities with other departments as necessary.
• Establish and maintain effective inter-departmental communication to provide positive working relationships.
• Comply with established departmental financial plan.
• Maintain appropriate supplies and equipment necessary to deliver meaningful, patient-centered activities.
• Organize and implement approved guidelines of the Life Enrichment department.
• Serve as a facility liaison to promote positive engagement in community initiatives.
• Promote the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contribute to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Perform other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

Requirements

• Administer the Life Enrichment department in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Participate in nursing center surveys (Licensure/JCAHO) and any subsequently required reports.
• Attend and participate in continuing education programs to keep abreast of changes in your field.
• Attend and participate in mandatory in-services.
• Follow established safety procedures when performing job tasks and/or working with equipment.
• Honor patients’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints.
• Comply with Corporate Compliance Program.
• Report job-related functions/tasks that involve occupational hazards including exposure to blood and body fluids and others as necessary.
• Follow established safety regulations, to include fire protection/prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc.
• Perform other related duties as necessary and as directed by supervisor.
• Comply with all Privacy & Security programs.

Qualifications

• Qualified licensed or certified recreation specialist.
• Qualified life enrichment professional with a minimum of two years’ experience in a social or recreation program within the last five years, with at least one year full-time in a Life Enrichment program within a health care setting.
• GHCA Activity Director State Approved 36-Hour Certification Course. Preferred applicant must be certified or obtain certification within the first year of employment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Provides supervisory oversight to Life Enrichment Program Assistant.

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Application Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk or hear.
• The associate frequently is required to walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• The associate is occasionally required to stand.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.