Activity Director-Certified

OPCO Skilled Management; Quinlan (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Competitive Pay

Healthcare, Dental, Vision

Job summary

Oasis Senior Care seeks a passionate Activities Director to design, organize, and implement activity programs addressing social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical needs of residents under the care plan.

Role requires state-approved Activity Director training, licensure/registration, and prior long-term care experience. Responsible for admissions interviews, care plans, and monthly activity calendars, fostering community involvement and resident well‑being.

Qualifications

• Accreditation as a Certified Activity Director is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in recreation therapy or related area is required; must be licensed or registered.
• 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 full-time in a health care setting.

Responsibilities

• Develops and delivers activity/recreational programming to promote residents’ opportunities for engaging in normal life.
• Completes the MDS-related documentation and attends Resident Care Plan meetings.
• Conducts admissions interviews and completes activity sections of assessments and care plans.
• Prepares a monthly calendar of activities and posts it.
• Identifies activity preferences and health issues affecting participation; documents findings.
• Develops an individualized plan of care based on resident needs and preferences.
• Implements strategies to increase resident involvement in activities within functional limits.
• Plans community activities involving community, staff, families and residents.
• Obtains physician approval for involvement in activity programs; maintains safety lists.
• Offers residents group and individual leisure activities and encourages participation.

Skills

Activity Director

Recreation Therapy

Education

Certified Activity Director accreditation

Bachelor’s degree in recreation therapy

Job description

Healthcare, Dental, Vision

Paid Time Off

Competitive Pay

Job Description

We are looking for a fun and energetic Activities Director who will be 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.

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 fulltime in a resident activities program in a health care setting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and delivers activity/recreational programming to promote the resident’s opportunities for engaging in normal life.
• 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.
• 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 were appropriate to functional or situational limitations.
• 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.
• Responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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