Outfield Healthcare Partners -
Benefits available for Full Time employee’s*
Job type : Full Time
Benefits :Job Duties
Responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing a program of activity / leisure pursuits designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational and physical needs and interests of residents in accordance with the comprehensive resident care plan.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive therapeutic recreation programs and services to meet the psycho-social, physical, and cognitive needs of residents.
- Performs the assessing, selecting, organizing and implementation of recreational services to meet the individualized needs and interest of the residents.
- Develops and delivers activity / recreational programming to promote the resident’s opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to increase and / or maintain functioning levels.
- Completes the Preferences for Routine and Activities section of the Minimal Data Set, the CAA when triggered, the Company Recreation / Activity Evaluation within five (5) business days of admission;
Attends and participates in Resident Care Plan Meetings; Reviews / documents resident progress regularly according to center policy.
- Conducts admissions interviews, documentation, completes the activities section of the MDS assessment tool, and writes the corresponding CAA and care plans.
- Completes a monthly calendar of available activity / recreational programs and posts it in the center.
- Identifies activity preferences and current activity pursuits from interviews and clinical record; Identifies health issues that result in reduced activity participation;
Documents findings including source if applicable.
- Completes standardized assessment data for each resident at regular intervals and develop an individualized plan of care based on the identified needs, strengths, and preferences of the resident.
- Implements strategies to assist residents with increasing their involvement in activities that are appropriate to functional or situational limitations.
- Charts individual resident’s attendance and participation in group, individual and one-on-one recreational pursuits daily;
Actively monitor resident activity to identify risk factors and / or change in condition.
- Plans community activities that jointly include the community, staff, families and residents.
- Assures physician’s approval for involvement in activity / recreational programs; Maintains precautions / limitations list on each resident.
- Provides residents with opportunities and support for involvement in group and individual leisure pursuits (i.e. arts / crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual / educational activities, community / center service activities) based upon individual interests and needs.
Invites / encourages residents’ participation.
- Supports each resident’s right to self-determination; Documents resident refusal of activity services offered.
- Assists residents in the organization and implementation of Resident Council Meetings.
- Coordinates an effective Volunteer Program.
- Assists in planning, coordinating, and conducting continuing education programs and special in-service training sessions relevant to the needs of department personnel.
- Participates in department budget planning and supplies monthly report to administrator; Stays within budget for activities supplies and entertainment.
- Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
- Accreditation as a Certified Activity Director; Completion of a state approved Activity Director training course
- Bachelor’s degree in recreation therapy or related area. Should be licensed or registered either nationally or by the State in which practicing.
- One-year experience as an Activity Director in long term care.
- Two years of experience conducting social / recreational programs within the past five years, one of which was full-time in a resident activities program in a health care setting.
30+ days ago