Activities & Restorative Director

Heritage Plaza Nursing Center; Texarkana (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Plaza Nursing Center in Texarkana, TX, is seeking an Activities & Restorative Director to oversee and enhance the quality of life for residents through engaging activities. This role involves planning, implementing, and evaluating activity programs that meet the needs of residents, ensuring their highest level of independence. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and relevant experience in a healthcare setting. Join a dedicated team committed to providing superior clinical care and supportive services.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

401k Retirement Savings

Paid Time Off with Cash-Out and Donation Options

Paid Holidays

Gym Membership and Fitness Program Discounts

Employee Discounts on Everyday Purchases and Services

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a social or recreational program in a healthcare setting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, develops, implements, and evaluates activity services for residents.
• Assesses residents for interests and develops activity plans.
• Recruits and trains volunteer activities staff.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Current, valid licensure as a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist

Qualification as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant

Completed a state-approved training course

Job description

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Texarkana, TX

Activities-Restorative Director

Heritage Plaza Nursing Center

Texarkana, TX

Heritage Plaza Nursing Center in Texarkana, TX is hiring an Activities Director. A rewarding career is waiting for you at a great facility that specializes in residential and rehabilitative care! If you are an experienced Activities Director, we have the opportunity for you.

As the Activities Director at Heritage Plaza Nursing Center in Texarkana, TX, ensure the coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of quality activity services for all residents meeting their identified needs; provide the highest quality program resulting in residents reaching their highest level of independence possible.

Come be a part of our mission to provide superior clinical care, rehabilitation, wellness, and supportive services that meet the wants, needs, and expectations of our patients and residents. We offer competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, holiday pay, paid time off, employee appreciation events and much more.

At Heritage Plaza Nursing Center in Texarkana, TX, you will be a part of a well-respected facility that is making an impact in the lives of our residents, our team, and the community in which we serve. We look forward to you joining our team!

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assesses each resident for interests, talents, and previous patterns of time use, and develops activity plans of care based on that assessment.
• Establishes and maintains necessary records regarding activities attendance and activities care plans. Develops an activity care plan with other functional care plans.
• Identifies facility and community resources that can contribute to the activity care plan. Plans and schedules activities and develops a monthly calendar of activities.
• Secures entertainment, program leaders, volunteers, materials, equipment, transportation, as necessary well in advance of scheduled dates.
• Assures all residents are involved in activities; group, individual (bedside) and/or independent on a weekly basis.
• Recruits and trains a volunteer activities staff and maintains volunteer programs which utilize community involvement.
• Advises nursing, dietary, maintenance, volunteers, etc., of related responsibilities for an activity in advance as necessary
• Evaluates effectiveness of programs in terms of resident outcomes.
• Develops and maintains a budget for activities programs.
• Coordinate’s facility newsletter and/or other promotion of activities programs through local media
  
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current, valid licensure as a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist, or eligibility for certification by a recognized accrediting body or,
• 2 years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last 5 years, one of which was full-time in a patient (resident) activities program in a health care setting or
• Qualification as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or
• Completed a state-approved training course within 6 months of employment.
• Related experience in skilled nursing
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills needed
• Strong written and verbal skills required
• Provide personal care to residents as needed for safety and comfort. Assist in the provision of restorative or rehabilitative care.
• Performs restorative nursing tasks such as ambulation, range of motion, positioning, self-feeding, etc., within the scope of individuals training.
• Contributes knowledge of resident’s conditions/needs to resident care plans.
• Assist in the implementation of care plans as directed within the parameters of established policy and procedure.
• Observes and reports on residents’ conditions and documents observations as required.
• Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting
• Comply with requirements of procedures for safe lifting and/or safe transfer of residents per established policies and procedures
• Assist residents at mealtimes as necessary
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills needed.
  
  
  

BENEFITS:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Supplemental Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Time Off with Cash-Out and Donation Options
• Paid Holidays
• Pay on Demand - Payday Advance
• Gym Membership and Fitness Program Discounts
• Employee Discounts on Everyday Purchases and Services
• Access to Automobile and Home Insurance Marketplace
• and more!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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