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