Impactful Patient Activities Director

Life Care Centers of America; Elyria (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Care Centers of America is seeking an Activities Director (Non Recreation Therapist) to plan, organize, develop, and direct quality activities for patients, ensuring their recreational, physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social needs are met in accordance with Life Care standards.

The role requires at least two years of relevant experience in a social recreation program, state-approved activity training, and preference for geriatrics experience; you will lead activity programs, manage

Qualifications

• Two (2) years experience in a social recreation program within the last five years, one of which was full time in a patient activities program in a health care setting.
• Completed State approved activity training
• Prior experience with geriatrics preferred

Responsibilities

• Fulfill core competencies of licensed position and provide clinical oversight within discipline and in accordance with rehab practice standards
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, and evaluate quality activity programs (includes entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and education)
• Make daily rounds to ensure activities team is performing to standards and patient needs are being met
• Appropriately and descriptively chart patient progress and behavior
• Escort patients to and from activities
• Make regular in room visits to patients uninterested or unable to participate in group activities
• Effectively manage and operate within budget
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
• Assist in the evacuation of patients
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment
• Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language

Skills

Arts / Crafts / Music

Independent decision making

Geriatrics experience (preferred)

Education

State-approved activity training

Two years experience in social recreation program (last five years)

Job description

Life Care Centers of America is seeking an Activities Director (Non Recreation Therapist) to plan, organize, develop, and direct quality activities for patients, ensuring their recreational, physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social needs are met in accordance with Life Care standards.

The role requires at least two years of relevant experience in a social recreation program, state-approved activity training, and preference for geriatrics experience; you will lead activity programs, manage