Certified Activities Director

LEGACY HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

Job Description

Title:  Activity Director

Reports to: Nursing Home Administrator

Effective Date:  2/18/2018 Review Date:    4/9/2024

This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of seniors in our community. If you are dedicated to enhancing the well-being of older adults through engaging activities, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding role.

Core Responsibilities:

• Planning, organizing, developing, and directing the overall operation of the Activity Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local regulations and our established policies and procedures

• Participates in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments

• Interviews resident/families as necessary and in a private setting

• Performs administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Administrator as required

• Participates in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies

• Ensures that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service

• Involves the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident care planning

• Meets with administration, medical and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in order to coordinate and plan activity programs

• Arranges transportation for field trips when necessary

• Checks supply rooms to assure that needed activity supplies are on hand to conduct scheduled activities

• Maintain a positive and productive working relationship with other department directors

• Other responsibilities as requested

Position Requirements:

• Must have a certificate of completion for the Activity Director Course or a Bachelor's Degree equivalent.

• Must assure that an ongoing program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident

• Experience in a social or recreation program within the last 5 years