Corporate Activities Director - Indy Job at Assurance Health System
The Activities Director is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the activity services at each hospital to ensure it meets company quality specifications for the program, which involves defining and implementing treatment goals as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and providing continuous geriatric patient care, observation, interaction, and role modeling to patients under the direction of the Director of Social Work.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that each hospital activities program provides the following on a daily basis:
- Provide a plan of activities appropriate to the needs of the residents that includes, but is not limited to:
- Group social activities.
- Indoor activities, which may include daily walks.
- Spiritual programs.
- Opportunity for resident involvement in planning and implementation of the activities program.
- Creative activities such as arts, crafts, music, drama, educational programs
- Exercise activities
- One to one attention
- Promotion of facility / community interaction
- Ensure that at least thirty (30) minutes of staff time is provided per resident per week for activities duties.
- Ensure that at least 5 hours of activities are provided each day.
- Prepare a monthly calendar of activities written in large print and posted in a prominent location that is visible to residents and visitors.
- Coordinate the activities program with other services in the facility.
- Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers when appropriate.
- Assess resident needs and develop resident activities goals.
- Encourage resident participation in activities and document outcomes.
- Review progress notes.
- Properly and timely document reports and progress notes.
- Obtain necessary equipment and supplies and provide for their accessibility through organized storage.
- Participate with the administrator in developing a budget.
- Foster family and community support of the activity program (e. g., through newsletters, networking, activities that bring family members or members of the community into the facility, etc.).
- Contribute to facility efforts to maintain and/or improve quality of care through participation in the following:
- Attend mandatory in-service trainings.
- Attend mandatory meetings.
- Serve as a member of various committees, if required.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Travel is expected to all of our Assurance/Brightwell/Anew hospitals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Recreation Therapy or related therapeutic discipline.
- Five years related experience in geriatrics, with knowledge of behavior healthcare techniques;
- Successful completed of CPR and Handle with Care certifications; Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) required.
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